Example sentences of "[pron] be [adv] only [adj] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was not only surprised to find they had plenty of timber for fence posts , but also that it cost far less than new wood . |
| 2 | I was not only able to review social security , I had the opportunity as a politician of implementing the changes — always provided I could get the support of my colleagues , of course , and that was not going to be easy . |
| 3 | I was n't only late to arrive I was late to leave , too . |
| 4 | Second , the whole analysis is based on the mistaken assumption that the poet and the reader 's text worlds are identical , an assumption which is not only difficult to prove but also in contrast with the core ideas of the collection . |
| 5 | Dr Morris welcomes your letters on medical topics , but in accordance with GMC guidelines , she 's now only able to give advice in these columns . |
| 6 | In creating artificial forms they were not only careful to ensure that their siting was appropriate but also that all the elements in the design , such as shape , proportion and size , respected Nature rather than acted against it . |
| 7 | We want to safeguard the special beauty of our countryside and make sure that it is not only pleasant to walk in but that it is safe too . |
| 8 | It is not only impossible to theorize fruitfully on the basis of abstract relations which are nothing but abstract relations , but it is only possible to theorize fruitfully on the basis of abstract relations that refer directly to observable phenomena in material reality . |
| 9 | To take a specific example , from the same book SIMULATIONS , It is not only possible to analyse Disneyland as a digest of the American way of life but such an ideological analysis conceals a further order of simulations : " Disneyland is there to conceal the fact that it is the " real " country , all of " real " America , which IS Disneyland … |
| 10 | There are sites where it is not only possible to visit and see the reconstructions , but also to take part in activities simulating the way people lived on that site in the past , or even to live there for several days to get some sort of impression of the way of life . |
| 11 | As an alternative assembly procedure , it is not only possible to attach one model to another but also to declare that this model is inserted into the model space of the other . |
| 12 | It is usually only fair to deny you a right to appeal if top management has already been closely concerned in the matter because of your senior status or because the business is so small that there is no one left to whom you can bring your complaint . |
| 13 | Please note that the studio is also used as a theatre , bistro and rehearsal space , so it is often only possible to see exhibitions after 6pm . |
| 14 | It is therefore only necessary to enter the details using option 3.2.0 . |
| 15 | It is then only necessary to search the sub-domains in greater detail to establish whether interferences exist or not . |
| 16 | It is now only necessary to inspect the etch-resist artwork on the p.c.b . |
| 17 | Now he was not only unable to remember the names of politicians , sportsmen and television personalities , he also found his memory was unable to supply the personal details of people he had known since he was a child . |
| 18 | He was not only able to make most of his subjects feel proud of being Italians but also succeeded to a great extent in making them believe that his great dream of giving Italy an important place in the world , as important as that of Britain and France , could become a reality . |