It was not long after the Kennedy assassination that I actually got to meet Mister Cronkite.

VOA: special.2009.08.16

It was not long before American soldiers reached the European continent.

VOA: special.2010.10.21

Parson Walker's wife was very sick once, for a long time, and it seemed as if they were not going to save her.

VOA: special.2009.08.29

It did not take long before my friend's dishonesty was discovered.

VOA: special.2009.10.11

Speaking with President Karzai at a news conference, Secretary Gates indicated he was not surprised by that statement, but hopes it will not take that long.

VOA: standard.2009.12.09

White House officials said this was not the president's long-awaited speech to the Muslim world, although it is being seen as part of his outreach to members of the Islamic faith.

VOA: standard.2009.04.06