Example sentences of "it [was/were] not until [noun] [that] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A further delay ensued and it was not until July that the two great armies finally set forth on the third anniversary of the Battle of Hattin . |
| 2 | It was not until January that EMI at last rid themselves of the Sex Pistols — ‘ in view of the adverse publicity generated over the last two months ’ , as an official statement put it — and at a cost of £50,000 in settlement . |
| 3 | They were due to return by Easter 1101 , but they were conveniently delayed , and it was not until September that the result of their mission became known . |
| 4 | For the most part , however , the administration 's policy had initially received widespread bipartisan support , and it was not until September that the popularity of its stance began to wane significantly . |
| 5 | And it was not until June that The Times began to ruffle its feathers and not until today that we get this . ’ |
| 6 | It was not until autumn that Jennifer found herself in the city again . |
| 7 | I went back to hospital on Sunday morning but it was not until Monday that we knew that ‘ seldom in the world of human endeavour have so many owed so much to so few . ’ |
| 8 | However , the Soviet pilot of the aircraft chartered to transport the missiles refused to do so and it was not until mid-February that a US aircraft set out . |
| 9 | It was not until morning that Andy Laing could secure an interview with Mr Al-Haroun , the Branch Manager . |