Example sentences of "[noun] but [adv] [art] [noun] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This means you have two choices to make — not only a suitable colour for the mounting card but also the background to go with it . |
| 2 | Children need not only a ‘ lexicon ’ of images but also the ability to cope with a number of conventions . |
| 3 | Libraries will not only provide a carefully-selected and well-displayed collection of books but also the opportunity to hear stories , paint , draw and make models , make and use puppets , take part in drama sessions , and so on . |
| 4 | Often , indeed , he has not only the right but also the duty to make the disclosure , as of a felony , to the competent authorities . |
| 5 | One suggested reason is to protect public bodies from vexatious litigants with no real interest in the outcome of the case but just a desire to make things difficult for the government . |
| 6 | In retrospect the decline of the tram in Britain was not so much a response to technological change but more a decision to cut capital investment in public transport . |
| 7 | This will involve not only matters of professional competence and etiquette but also the need to ensure compliance with regulations regarding replacement of practising certificates , the annual delivery of certificates to the Solicitors Indemnity Fund and obtaining all other licences and authorisations relevant to the work of the firm . |
| 8 | If you do , would not the same argument be applied to a host of other examples of training expenditure ; for example , costs related to acquisition of BS 5750 ( a cost which is not directly a cost of trading but merely a requirement to put companies in a position to carry on their trade , ie where customers seek BS 5750 approval ) ? |
| 9 | ‘ The rights deriving from the above-mentioned provisions of the Treaty include not only the rights of establishment and of participation in the capital of companies or firms but also the right to pursue an economic activity , as the case may be through a company , under the conditions laid down by the legislation of the country of establishment for its own nationals . |
| 10 | The latest boardgame to hit the market , Articulate , requires not only general knowledge but also an ability to verbalise . |
| 11 | Through learning , children acquire not only their parents ' moral code but also a willingness to act in accordance with the rules . |
| 12 | As Mr Hamilton explains it , this is not an attack on its authority but merely an attempt to establish communication ‘ with the outside world . ’ |
| 13 | The Victorian novelist had accumulated a simple but coherent view of society but also the genius to tell stories that needed to be firmly set in a fully created social setting . |
| 14 | Simon was not trying to buy the Holy Spirit but rather the ability to impart the Holy Spirit . |
| 15 | There , as we shall see , the judges wriggled furiously to avoid applying the principles outlined above in order to restrain the press from revealing the very serious iniquities disclosed by Mr Peter Wright , which included not only the bugging of embassies but also a conspiracy to assassinate the Egyptian President . |
| 16 | August is a month of harvest for fruits and salad crops but also the time to plan ahead for future produce |
| 17 | Concepts such as ’ semantically correct ’ and ’ semantically incorrect ’ remain somewhat contentious , and in practice are inessential to the text recognition problem : the measure of success is not found in adherence to some formal semantic proof but simply the ability to choose the same word as a human observer would . |
| 18 | It is thus a defence to show that the reason for the alleged act of discrimination was not the plaintiff 's disability but rather an inability to perform the work in question . |