Example sentences of "[not/n't] [adv] [adj] but [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was appalled that I wanted to study English and history , both of which he thought not only pointless but a danger to my identity . |
| 2 | Not only that but a drought in Maharashtra in 1987 and 1988 , probably the most severe of the century in the subcontinent , has caused barely a ripple of news interest in the world . |
| 3 | Not only that but a change in methods of working , in its ethos and what were seen as its privileges , such as index-linked pensions , was to follow . |
| 4 | Not only that but the Board predicted that with its second station it could improve substantially on the Sizewell performance , setting British construction times and operating records among the best in the world . |
| 5 | Not only that but the receptionist may control access to individuals within the organisation and hence play an important role as ‘ gatekeeper ’ to the organisation . |
| 6 | Not only that but the decline of capitalism was of such a character each step taken represented a positive move in the direction of socialism . |
| 7 | Not only that but the din caused by , among others , a small group of drummers , who always seem to arrive at various major sporting fixtures in Brazil , hardly helped either . |
| 8 | This is not only practical but the effect of the curve is also very pleasing , particularly after all the flat façades that have been passed to reach the palazzo . |
| 9 | Annie was a cheerful , tireless and obliging young lady who had a young man , a dowry in an old sock , and a helpful welcome for customers who were not only hard-up but a bit embarrassed . |
| 10 | However , work progressed very slowly with many pauses for second and third thoughts , and the project outlasted not only Richini but the seventeenth-century . |
| 11 | In the UK this is not only absurd but a waste of time . |
| 12 | A woman with many daughters and no sons is considered not only unfortunate but a carrier of misfortune . |
| 13 | His treatise was an attempt to argue that , despite what his critics said , this kind of religious experience was not only valid but a sign of God 's special favour . |
| 14 | Peter might have supposed that they were lovers from Tom 's ardour and her acquiescence , might have thought it not just tactful but a requirement to leave them alone together . |
| 15 | Their first choice is not always available but the week should achieve the aim of broadening their horizons and their experience . |
| 16 | The atmosphere was heavy , oppressive , the smell not immediately identifiable but a combination of human and engine smells , while the only sounds were a soft moaning from a woman towards the front of the plane and the voice of a man trying to reassure someone . |
| 17 | For senior management , the key to these productivity gains was not primarily technological but the introduction of new working practices based on fewer , more flexible job descriptions . |
| 18 | The evenings were drawing out and it was not yet dark but the hall of Moorlake was shadowy and insubstantial in the twilight . |
| 19 | The radio was not very good but the tape and record players were excellent . |
| 20 | Bill : I know that it is n't always possible but the idea is not only not to feel guilty if you do , but to feel quite happy about it and about your lover/lovers doing it too . |
| 21 | Is it the communication system that is n't quite working but the support is adequate if you can simply find it ? |
| 22 | One policeman from an area outside Easton once stated that he had ‘ sort of fixed it ’ for a lorry driver who had run over a lady 's leg because ‘ the lady was n't very nice but the lorry driver was dead on ’ ( FN 22/2/87 , p. 1 ) . |
| 23 | Paulstock was n't architecturally distinguished but the church and the stone-faced cottages looked their best in the thin winter sunshine , like a faded watercolour by a gifted maiden aunt . |