Example sentences of "[pron] [be] [adj] [adv] only [to-vb] " in BNC.
Next pageNo | Sentence |
---|---|
1 | I was able not only to point out the inconsistencies of the so-called ‘ voluntary agreements ’ but also to the confusion in the ranks of the tobacco industry . |
2 | Six days later , by the following Wednesday evening , she was able not only to lift the cigar up into the air but also to move it around exactly as she wished . |
3 | In such cases they were keen not only to support the members in offering advice but also expressed the hope that training would serve to raise awareness of school issues , in order to inform discussion and help the headteacher in decision-making . |
4 | Here , it is necessary not only to highlight the diversity of ‘ managers ’ influencing housing but also the fact that key ‘ gatekeepers ’ tend to represent institutions or public bodies . |
5 | At low altitudes , it is necessary not only to use the height most effectively to search , but also to retreat gradually to your position , off to one side of the landing area for a good base leg and an easy landing . |
6 | Even in July or August it is possible not only to find accommodation but to pay very little for it . |
7 | With the aid of wireline logs , it is possible not only to interpret the environments of deposition and diagenesis of Zechstein carbonates , but also to infer the types of pores that may be present in the various lithofacies . |
8 | In NLP it is important not only to implement solutions to the individual problems that arise ( parsing , semantic interpretation , reasoning , etc. ) but also to co-ordinate the application of those solutions . |
9 | It is important not only to give time but to be genuinely interested in your teenagers and in what interests them . |
10 | In order to survive the jungle and live to tell the tale it is important not only to have good companions , but also to have the best available equipment . |
11 | It is important not only to make the training interesting , stimulating and exciting , but also for the Territorial Army to provide the best possible club in any area . |
12 | ‘ In a year which has seen more investment than ever in drama on S4C , it is wonderful not only to have audience acclaim in Wales but critical acclaim of professional peers in the RTS. ’ he said . |
13 | Partly penned by the South Shields linguist and folklore buff Moira Tatem ( Tatem , that is , not Totem ) it is sufficient not only to prevent you undertaking a midnight jaunt through graveyards but from ever getting out of bed again . |
14 | Because of his understanding of practice , he is able not only to show how police ideology is maintained , but even propose alternative models by merely writing down and presenting his knowledge . |
15 | My own guess , in the latter case , is that sheer ecstasy came with the discovery that it was possible not only to walk out of a marriage , but to do so and flourish , and that the rest of her life was devoted to recapturing this outrageous , outcast joy . |
16 | It was important not only to provide readable records in the file ( 101 entries ) but also to provide clearly between the purposes defined by pupils and the information books . |
17 | Before the Reformation it was common not only to commit one 's soul to Almighty God , but also to ‘ our Lady St. Mary and to all the holy company of heaven ’ . |
18 | The next day in the House of Commons he was able not only to listen to tributes to himself — a rare experience normally confined to a man 's widow — but to perform the role of an out-of-season Father Christmas . |