Example sentences of "[adv] [was/were] [pers pn] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Not only was it a vast amount of money for the fledgling state to raise , by many Israeli officials felt passionately that Israel should not begin its life be seeking to extend its reach ad influence through such obvious corruption . |
| 2 | For the government , not only was it a further opportunity to display its resolve in the face of a union challenge but it also provided the chance of defeating , if not publicly humiliating , one of the country 's most powerful trade unions . |
| 3 | Not only was it a superior car , but quite clearly the engines which Ford furnished for Jackie and the Tyrrell team were quite exceptional . |
| 4 | Not only was it an important factor in winning the Second World War , for its specific electrical insulating properties were a key to the development of radar , but it is one of those rare inventions which create an entirely new industrial development . |
| 5 | Not only was I an only child but my dad 's father was an orphan and my mum 's family had been happy to get out of Kensal Town — which was a little down the road . |
| 6 | Not only was he a first-class commentator , he was also a true gentleman of the old school who was not afraid to criticise the sport 's overpaid prima donnas when they started throwing tantrums and acting up on court . |
| 7 | Not only was he a good judge of horseflesh , but he was capable of treating most ailments which occurred both in the hunters and the heavy farm animals . |
| 8 | The boys liked Basil for they felt that not only was he a good teacher , he was also a man . |
| 9 | Albert was the epitome of the wing-half of the 1920s because , not only was he a ferocious tackler and a prolific feeder of his forwards , but he could come upfield himself to great effect and possessed a smashing shot of his own , so that the ‘ Feebury specials ’ of the period generated a great deal of enthusiasm among Palace fans — and no little anxiety to opposing goalkeepers . |
| 10 | Ali 's cutting edge was his intellect : not only was he a renowned sportsman of brilliance , but he also commanded the world 's attentions through his insight , sarcasm and satire . |
| 11 | Not only was he an important member of the ministry ( though without a cabinet place ) , he was also , from his father 's death in 1706 , the head of his family and the leader of the Tory interest throughout south Wales . |
| 12 | With a slow , teasing smile , he asked outrageously , ‘ So was he an eager lover , my little friend ? |
| 13 | No longer was he a diffident youth . |
| 14 | Mm why was it a hundred degrees ? |