Sentence examples of "it was not until" in English

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It was not until Chikako left me that I realized how much I loved her. Erst als Chikako mich verlassen hatte, wurde mir bewusst, wie sehr ich sie geliebt habe.
It was not until she finished reading the book that she noticed who had written it. Erst als sie das Buch zu Ende gelesen hatte, fiel ihr auf, wer sein Autor war.
It was not until I heard him speak that I recognized him. Ich erkannte ihn erst wieder, als ich ihn sprechen hörte.
It was not until yesterday that I noticed it. Ich bemerkte es erst gestern.
It was not until then that I realized my mistake. Erst zu diesem Zeitpunkt habe ich meinen Fehler bemerkt.
It was not until yesterday that I heard about the accident. Ich habe erst gestern von dem Unfall erfahren.
It was not until he was forty that he began to study German. Er fing erst mit vierzig an, Deutsch zu lernen.
It was not until the 17th and 18th centuries that the guilds lost their privileges more and more to the state. Erst im 17. und 18. Jahrhundert verloren die Zünfte ihre Vorrechte immer mehr an den Staat.
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