1. It was not until she was twenty - nine that Paula decided to get married
- Paula didn't decided to get married until she was twenty-nine
2. It was not until the sun had risen that I woke up
- I didn't woke up until the sun had risen
3. It was not until I had showed it to him that Simon realized his mistake
- Simon didn't relized his mistake until I had showed
4. It was not until the spring came that the ice on the lake thawed
- The ice on the lake didn't thawed until the spring came
5. It was not until the building was almost burned down that the firemen arrived
- The firemen didn't arrive until the building was almost burned down
6. It was not until it had stopped raining that we left the party
- We didn't leave the party until it had stopped raining
7. It was not until all the shops had closed that Isabel decided to go shopping.
- Isabel didn't decide to go shopping until all the shops had closed
8. It was not until the robbers had gone that the police came to the scene.
- The police didn't come to the scene until the robbers had gone