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.
Bad as it was, it could have been worse. Per quanto sia andata male, poteva andar peggio.
I went to her house, but she was not at home. Andai a casa sua ma lei non c'era.
What a sad movie it was! Che film triste che era!
I was not feeling very hungry. Non mi sentivo molto affamato.
It was a great victory for Jackson. È stata una grande vittoria per Jackson.
I was not drunk. Non ero ubriaco.
It was Tom's first time to see the Golden Gate Bridge. Era la prima volta che Tom vedeva il Golden Gate Bridge.
Rome was not built in a day. Roma non è stata costruita in un giorno.
Tom told me that it was possible to rent a bicycle. Tom mi disse che era possibile noleggiare una bicicletta
This check was not honored. Questo assegno non è stato onorato.
It was obvious that he was lying. Era chiaro che stava mentendo.
At that time Mexico was not yet independent of Spain. In quell'epoca, il Messico non era ancora indipendente dalla Spagna.
Although it was raining, I went out. Nonostante stesse piovendo, sono uscito.
I was not aware of his presence. Non mi ero accorto della sua presenza.
It was very windy. C'era molto vento.
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