Example sentences of "[noun pl] not only [verb] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Pre-literate peoples not only agree with modern taxonomists about species , but in at least some cases agree in identifying the same higher categories . |
| 2 | Some parts of the country showed more significant growth than others : on the east coast , the number of sailings not only rose in absolute terms between the 1460s and the early sixteenth century , but the proportion of those by English ships approximately doubled , although there were some exports which were largely carried in foreign vessels . |
| 3 | In reality , public companies not only compete against other : they also have to guard against the ever-present risk of takeovers . |
| 4 | The workers not only suffered from moderate wages but also from a sense of resentment , humiliation and social isolation at taking factory work . |
| 5 | To Nikon 's opponents , however , the changes not only smacked of foreign heresy but seemed to threaten the whole meaning of the liturgy , to break the link between the service and the faith . |
| 6 | These figures not only lead to partisan squabbles and gerrymandering but also affect the amount of money that states and local jurisdictions receive from the federal government . |
| 7 | When the art bubble burst , prices not only fell in this area , they stopped . |