The police recognized the suspect...

[Rollercoaster1]

The police recognized the suspect only after/after/when he took off his sunglasses.

Are all conjunctions in the sentence above acceptable?

 

[jutfrank]

You've given only two. Was that a mistake?

Yes, they're both fine in this sentence.

 

[Rollercoaster1]

You've given only two. Was that a mistake?

Yes, they're both fine in this sentence.

Isn't 'only after' a compound conjunction?

 

[jutfrank]

Isn't 'only after' a compound conjunction?

Oh, I see. I read the word only as belonging to the fixed part of the sentence.

Yes, only after is correct. As is only when.

Did you make up this example?

 

[Rollercoaster1]

Did you make up this example?

Yes.