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[Linh]

Please tell me the difference between "It was not until...that..." and "no sooner...than...".

Thank you![/i]

[+Immune+]

no sooner ...then - used to show that one thing happens immediately after another thing

e.g.

No sooner had I started mowing the lawn than it started raining.

No sooner had I entered the room than the telephone rang.

not until - not before a particular time or event

e.g.

We didn't eat untill past midnight.

Once he starts a decorating job he won't stop until it's finished.

Don't move until I tell you!

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