Example sentences of "[verb] not [adv] a [noun sg] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | It contains not only a Rope Museum and Blacksmith 's Shop but a working watermill too . |
2 | The definitionalist might seek to save his position by arguing for a general principle of law to the effect that to intend an act is to intend it under a full description and that therefore in all crimes where the actus reus contains not only a conduct element but also circumstances and consequences , mens rea is to be taken as being ‘ coextensive with the actus reus . ’ |
3 | The unions want not only a pay rise but a proper pay mechanism for the future , and that 's where the talks could still fail . |
4 | One could build not only a railway terminal there , but the fifth London airport and no one would notice . |
5 | The taxpayer received not only a capital sum when the companies were sold but now also receives a substantial annual dividend . |
6 | The Conwy Castle Information Centre includes not only a tourist information centre but a shop selling a wide range of quality gifts and publications together with an exhibition on Edward I and his castles in Wales . |
7 | That overriding concern is why we have to have not just a property tax but a new and different property tax that is fraught with novel and unpredictable difficulties . |