Example sentences of "[pron] [noun] not [adv] [to-vb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He said , ‘ You understand that in my capacity as stage manager it 's my job not only to train you in your chosen career but to guide you in other respects . ’ |
| 2 | As we came upon the moving picture with its ability not only to entertain us but also to analyse what we could not easily see with the unaided eye , we began to recognize that we had new tools for discovery ; we now knew exactly how a horse used its feet in galloping , what an explosion was like in slow motion , what a street looked like to the condensed eye of the time-lapse camera . |
| 3 | Macari used his appointment not only to begin his personal return to form , but as an opportunity to put further distance between himself and the squalid affairs at Swindon . |
| 4 | The middle-class capitalist required the legitimacy of all his children not only to protect his possessions from being enjoyed by the offspring of other men but to ensure the loyalty of his sons who might be business partners , and of his daughters who might be essential in marriage alliances . |
| 5 | ‘ Lady Theodosia , ’ interrupted Aycliffe , ‘ I think you should know that his lordship — Lord Dacre , I mean — went to find your father not only to discover your identity for the purpose of saving your reputation , if he could . |
| 6 | We encourage all our pupils not only to develop their individual potential but also to contribute to the well — being of others . |