Example sentences of "[adv] only did [pers pn] [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well my Lord , all we know is that erm when the report was served on the defendant it then came through court they were going to have to call Mr and then last week it was suggested er that er not only did they not agree but that they were going to try to prevent it being admitted in evidence . |
| 2 | But so extreme was the sodomite 's construction that most of those actually engaging in ‘ homo/sexuality , did not identify themselves with it ; not only did they not have our modern categories , but the prevailing categories were so tar removed from how they saw themselves , that apparently the connection was not made . |
| 3 | The move to the capital was a great upheaval for the Manchester girls , for not only did they now have to rehearse in Sin City as they called it , but they also had to work with Londoners . |
| 4 | Not only did it not find the islands but it could n't find the way home . |
| 5 | Legal advice recommended that , as Mrs. X was unable to remember anything of the alleged incident and that , as it may not be possible to prove beyond reasonable doubt that , not only did she not consent , but also that XYZ knew that she was not consenting , the case should be dealt with summarily by the Commanding Officer . ’ |
| 6 | Not only did she not read the charge but the folding back of the pages would have tended to discourage her from doing so . |
| 7 | Not only did she not help ; in the time when she could have been helping she did things like lining the kitchen cupboards with flowery paper , polishing the brass door knocker , ironing tea-towels and shampooing the TV room carpet . |
| 8 | Not only did I not want surgery or drugs , but I hoped that in refusing them I would not be offending my surgeon ! |
| 9 | Not only did I not know how the apple had come to be on the bookcase , or in the house for that matter ; but how could it be perfect in every way . |
| 10 | Taking the binoculars from round my neck , I proffered them , saying , ‘ You observe how amateur my lurking was — not only did I not conceal myself , but I did not use my chief lurking weapon . |
| 11 | Not only did he immediately assume overall direction of the battle , organizing his forces and ever-increasing artillery power , but he at once ordered the reoccupation and rearming of the outlying forts , to each of which two weeks ' supply of food and water for every man was dispatched . |
| 12 | Not only did he needlessly place himself in danger , but no charges were brought against his prisoners . |