Example sentences of "not only [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He composed his blends not only according to the flavour of the juice , but also according to what the weather had been like that year — an early or late development , depending on the amount of cold or rain there had been — and according to whether the vines had grown a rich or mediocre foliage . |
| 2 | Choose your type of moisturiser , not only according to your skin type , but also in relation to the climate . |
| 3 | Rousseau was keenly aware that majority decisions , or even unanimous ones , are not necessarily right — right , that is , not only according to the moral criteria of any particular individual but from the point of view of the good of the community itself . |
| 4 | These men were not only violating my peace of mind but all other sorts of peace . |
| 5 | Other new features include international support , not only handling languages , but also country 's financial and accounting vagaries and European value-added tax ( Intrastat ) reporting . |
| 6 | Other new features include international support , not only handling languages , but also country 's financial and accounting vagaries and European value-added tax ( Intrastat ) reporting . |
| 7 | An aesthetically satisfactory answer to the need to insert additional windows to light the new lower-level accommodation was found by not only siting the new openings in the same vertical alignment as the original triparite lights , but also by aiming to reproduce the general appearance of the existing windows . |
| 8 | It 's not only riding skills that count when considering a holiday , but the ability to cope in unfamiliar surroundings . |
| 9 | ‘ It 's not only riding skills that count when considering a holiday , but the ability to cope in unfamiliar surroundings . ’ |
| 10 | This translation will involve not only labelling the subject , but possibly also indicating related subjects , as has been discussed earlier . |
| 11 | ‘ They 're not only fightin' fer better wages . |
| 12 | At midlife many people are not only facing the death of parents but also coping with difficult teenagers . |
| 13 | President Roe Tae Woo is not only facing such demonstrations , but an economy that is under severe pressure . |
| 14 | These figures are typical and it is therefore evident that the service is not only meeting , but exceeding national standards . |
| 15 | But the Indonesian authorities are not only trying to control the rate at which the Timorese breed — they also want to dictate where they live . |
| 16 | This shows that George is not only trying to protect Lennie , he is also trying to teach him to stand on his own feet , and learn things , although he knows Lennie will never really improve . |
| 17 | I said for heaven sake girls , not only trying to cut down on the expensive just because obviously trying to start up on their own . |
| 18 | In no circumstances can you set your net on a field inhabited by any farm animals , for these can panic and run into the standing nets — not only destroying the evening 's sport but also destroying the nets . |
| 19 | ‘ The quarry at Horton in Ribblesdale is not only destroying the landscape but its lorries are turning the neighbouring villages into death traps , ’ he says . |
| 20 | Given this premise , we should not be surprised to find the police are in the forefront of support for proposals such as the introduction of identity cards ; it was not surprising to find the 1988 Superintendents ' Association conference not only supporting this motion , but arguing for the creation of twenty-four hour armed patrols throughout the country and making a plea for a national motorway squad . |
| 21 | That 's how serious we are and although Mr er has to give his little laugh but I hope that he is just as much serious er particularly now that the political realities are that we will have a way forward , of not only supporting the delivery and management of community education services in that particular area but a clear focus has now been given , hopefully after this amendment er has been carried to the education authority . |
| 22 | Its 1986 report on community care , for example , criticized not only under-funding but the pattern of organizational fragmentation and confusion that began in central departments and worked its way down . |
| 23 | Having said all that , there have been some very nice dogs bred in Australia , not only achieving high show placements , but also major obedience awards . |
| 24 | How many Welsh coaches , for example , see their role as not only achieving success for their clubs but also furnishing players of quality for the new multiplicity of Welsh squads ? |
| 25 | The hope is that the professionals who are part of the group are not only listening to but also acting on the ideas that are put forward by members of the group . |
| 26 | By claiming that his work was superior to that of fellow architects Barry , Smirke and Blore , he was not only casting doubt upon the ethics of the architectural profession , but was also blatantly arrogant . |
| 27 | Blake 's work for MI6 included not only gathering intelligence from the Russians but tracking down and watching Communist spies sent over into the West . |
| 28 | The headteacher has a crucial role in not only convincing the staff of the importance of marketing but in actually getting them to do something about it . |
| 29 | In this passage Thorpe J. was quite clearly not only bearing W. 's wishes in mind , but looking behind them to see why W. wished to remain where she was . |
| 30 | You can do much of the remaining internal work yourself , not only saving a lot of money on labour charges , but a considerable sum in VAT at the current rate of 17.5% . |