Gone are the days when geeks wore shapeless T-shirts to prove that they didn’t care about physical appearances. 

请问：Gone are the days这种类型的倒装常见吗？

回答如下：以上属于主语太长而使用一种倒装结构，正常语序为

(1)采用正常陈述语序结构

 The days when geeks wore shapeless T-shirts to prove that they didn’t care about physical appearancesare gone.

(2)采用分隔式定语从句结构(先行词和定语从句被谓语are gone分隔开来）

The days are gone when geeks wore shapeless T-shirts to prove that they didn't care about physical appearance.

句子语法结构如下所示

主语+定语从句+系动词+表语（分词形容词充当）

由于主语带了一个定语从句而让主语变得超级长，因此使用倒装去掉一种头重脚轻的感觉，这和主语主语从句用形式主语IT 代替一样真正主语放在后面.

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Gone are the days when a big nation could lord it over small ones.

大国可以对小国称王称霸的日子已经一去不复返了。

Gone are the days when we used foreign oil.

我们用洋油的日子过去了。

Gone are the days when China had to depend on foreign oil.

中国依赖外国石油的日子一去不复返了

Gone are the days when you could buy a three-course meal for under.

一顿饭吃三道菜不到1英镑,这样的日子一去不复返了。

Gone are the days when the imperialists could do as they liked in China.

帝国主义在中国为所欲为的日子已经一去不复返了．

Gone were the days when they had to depend on men.

颠覆了过去必须仰赖男性而活的定律。

Gone are the days when people waited in a queue to make a long-distance call.人们排队等着打长途电话的日子一去不复返了。

Gone forever are the days when this item sold well.

这一品种畅销的日子一去不复返了。

Gone are the days when Chinese people could expect cradle to death support from the government .

中国人可以指望政府提供从出生到死亡的资助的日子已经不复存在了。

Gone are the days when merchandise geared to price competition on mass market had its way.

在当今激烈竞争的世界上，只有以质取胜和改善售前售后服务才能行得通。

Gone are the days when foreign observers celebrated China's efforts to promote a semblance of village democracy in the1990 s.

很久以前，在90年代，外国观察家们欢欣鼓舞地注意到中国在农村地区采取了起码是表面上的民主化措施。

Gone are the days when world class players used to run around a field in Harlington next to a busy 'A` road by Heathrow shared with a university.

世界级球星们在繁忙的“A”路边上的和一所共用的那个哈林顿破场地上忙乎的日子一去不复返了。

Gone forever are the days when imperialist powers could do anything they liked in China.

帝国主义国家在中国为所欲为的日子已经一去不复返了。

Gone are the days when we had nothing to eat .

Gone are the days when they could do what they liked to the Chinese people.

Gone are the days when the days when we used the foreign oil.

Gone are the days when we had to be in the mercy of weather

Satisfied are those who get prosition promotion.

Present at the meeting are Professor Smith and his students.