Sentence examples of "it was not until" in English

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It was not until he was forty that he started to paint pictures. Solo quando aveva quarant'anni cominciò a dipingere.

My brother bought a used car, so it was not very expensive. Mio fratello ha comprato una macchina usata, quindi non era molto costosa.

It was not easy for us to find his house. Non è stato facile per noi trovare la sua casa.

It was not easy to find gold. Non era facile trovare l'oro.

Don't faint! Not until you sign the contract. Non svenire! Non finché non firmi il contratto.

They said his army was not strong enough to attack. Dicevano che il suo esercito non era abbastanza forte per attaccare.

It was you that made the mistake! Sei stato tu a fare l'errore!

Edison was not a bright student. Edison non era uno studente brillante.

It was a hamburger of epic dimensions! Era un hamburger di dimensioni epiche!

The door was not closed. La porta non era chiusa.

Tom thought that there was a good chance that it was Mary who had stolen the painting. Tom pensò che ci fossero buone possibilità che chi aveva rubato il dipinto fosse Maria.

I was not drunk. Non ero ubriaco.

It was eight metres long. Era lungo otto metri.

He was not aware of the danger. Non era cosciente del pericolo.

It was raining when I took the bus. Stava piovendo quando ho preso l'autobus.

There was not a bloody soul. Non c'era un'anima viva.

I went out even though it was raining. Sono uscito anche se stava piovendo.

My explanation was not sufficient. La mia spiegazione non era sufficiente.

It was eighty meters long. Era lungo ottanta metri.

I was not feeling very hungry. Non mi sentivo molto affamato.

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