Example sentences of "[noun sg] but [adv] by a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | From 1940 political activity was damped down not only by the maintenance of the electoral truce but also by a suspension of local government elections . |
| 2 | A hire-purchase agreement which is not properly executed can not be enforced by the sellers ' recapturing the item but only by a court order . |
| 3 | Of course , this extra cost may be counterbalanced not merely by the convenience of mail order but also by a saving on fares . |
| 4 | Maria jeered caustically , driven partly by masochism but also by a need to lash out as she realised that in addition to all the other contemptible things he believed of her , he was now also convinced that she was a liar . |
| 5 | The Socialists ' leftward lurch was stimulated not only by the accumulated frustrations of office but also by a fear of ‘ fascism ’ , chiefly in the shape of the CEDA . |