Example sentences of "[adv] [vb -s] he [verb] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Not only has he received a cheque for £82.02 after his successful action against BR in the small claims court . |
| 2 | Not only does he play a part in the management of the company , he is also a crucial element in the system of supervision by the Department of Trade and Industry . |
| 3 | Not only does he get a chance to ‘ spread ’ his thespian wings , he 'll earn Hollywood brownie points for sporting a natty Harrison Ford-style beard . |
| 4 | you know kind of there 's all this quips about sort of semen making your hair grow and all that kind of thing erm you know so erm it 's , it 's , it 's one of these things that erm sort of erm kind of people , people s slip into on the basis of you know th er as far as I could tell there was no sort of firm evidence that these blokes were gay or heterosexual apart from judgments made on their demeanour and personal appearance erm you know but er you know it gave rise to a whole range of , you know , kind of supposedly humorous talk erm in that context erm so there 's a whole range of things erm tt you know sort of talk and mannerisms and , and er , you know , kind of also gossip and suspicions about them , oh is he married if not does he have a girlfriend , if not ooh I wonder if he 's gay , you know , kind of things that we understand about people 's relationships feed into it so |
| 5 | ‘ So he still thinks he has a mission . |
| 6 | Basil also remembers he smoked a pipe which he managed to fill and light with matches , entirely unaided . |
| 7 | Guruji clearly feels he has a mandate to aid the patient 's struggle , not only against his illness but also against those who by their conduct either ‘ cause ’ or perpetuate the illness . |
| 8 | It also means he has a plan and the power to see that his plan is implemented . |
| 9 | It also enables him to produce a version of ‘ what is being talked about ’ , i.e. the topic of conversation , which is much more comprehensive , and certainly of greater analytic interest , than the single word-or-phrase-type title which is often used in a fairly trivial way to characterise ‘ topic ’ in the study of conversation . |
| 10 | ‘ How does he make a living ? |
| 11 | Why has he got a D T ? |
| 12 | However , since Stamp Duty has already been removed from share dealing , why has he set a moratorium on house purchase ? |
| 13 | Well why does he use it then , why does he need a metal detect ? |
| 14 | What else does he keep a wife for ? |
| 15 | He 's a young , inexperienced director : how else does he get a start ? |
| 16 | It 's always been quite hard getting Oliver up to this end of town — he jokingly claims he needs a passport and an interpreter . |