Example sentences of "[noun sg] but [adv] [art] [noun] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This means you have two choices to make — not only a suitable colour for the mounting card but also the background to go with it . |
| 2 | Often , indeed , he has not only the right but also the duty to make the disclosure , as of a felony , to the competent authorities . |
| 3 | One suggested reason is to protect public bodies from vexatious litigants with no real interest in the outcome of the case but just a desire to make things difficult for the government . |
| 4 | In retrospect the decline of the tram in Britain was not so much a response to technological change but more a decision to cut capital investment in public transport . |
| 5 | This will involve not only matters of professional competence and etiquette but also the need to ensure compliance with regulations regarding replacement of practising certificates , the annual delivery of certificates to the Solicitors Indemnity Fund and obtaining all other licences and authorisations relevant to the work of the firm . |
| 6 | If you do , would not the same argument be applied to a host of other examples of training expenditure ; for example , costs related to acquisition of BS 5750 ( a cost which is not directly a cost of trading but merely a requirement to put companies in a position to carry on their trade , ie where customers seek BS 5750 approval ) ? |
| 7 | The latest boardgame to hit the market , Articulate , requires not only general knowledge but also an ability to verbalise . |
| 8 | Through learning , children acquire not only their parents ' moral code but also a willingness to act in accordance with the rules . |
| 9 | As Mr Hamilton explains it , this is not an attack on its authority but merely an attempt to establish communication ‘ with the outside world . ’ |
| 10 | The Victorian novelist had accumulated a simple but coherent view of society but also the genius to tell stories that needed to be firmly set in a fully created social setting . |
| 11 | Simon was not trying to buy the Holy Spirit but rather the ability to impart the Holy Spirit . |
| 12 | Concepts such as ’ semantically correct ’ and ’ semantically incorrect ’ remain somewhat contentious , and in practice are inessential to the text recognition problem : the measure of success is not found in adherence to some formal semantic proof but simply the ability to choose the same word as a human observer would . |
| 13 | It is thus a defence to show that the reason for the alleged act of discrimination was not the plaintiff 's disability but rather an inability to perform the work in question . |