He thought back to the restaurant, belatedly aware of a fastidious care with food that he'd seen and passed right over.

She was belatedly aware that they had passed recesses at intervals.

It was as though they looked at an object from opposite sides, aware belatedly that they both examined the same thing.

She moved a little; as though belatedly aware someone had gone by, but without having seen them at the time they did go by.

His head moved weakly, as though he were only now becoming belatedly aware that sight had been shut off.

I asked for Sergeant Robb, belatedly aware that my heart had begun to thump.

The big man behind me, belatedly aware of the situation, had stopped moving.

Through the dust he became belatedly aware the Plymouth had made another turn - a hard right.

She blinked at him, drawing in her breath, belatedly aware that he was waiting for her to sing.

I asked, belatedly aware that I had no idea.