Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] the [noun] [vb infin] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This meant that not only did the boots weigh more than a small car , but I was obliged to wear four pairs of socks to stop my feet moving about in them and turning my heels into chilli con carne . |
| 2 | Part of the strategic significance of the English occupation of Normandy , and of the alliance with the dukes of Burgundy , lay in the zone of control which was thereby created : for not only did the English rule both sides of the Channel and the Seine below Paris , but their Burgundian allies controlled the upper reaches above the capital . |
| 3 | Not only did the Tories win more votes than seemed possible when the election was announced , but they improved their position relative to Labour on 13 of the 14 issues that Gallup monitored during the campaign . |
| 4 | And if everybody starts getting very large discounts and the vendor loses control of the market , not only do the buyers lose all their advantage , but the vendor loses its corporate shirt . |
| 5 | So does the colour make any difference ? |
| 6 | Not only does the Report address this group , it attempts to consolidate conditions for their functioning as national intellectuals , and to enhance their sense of identity . |
| 7 | Not only does the programme require that new sources of pollution must use the ‘ best available control technology ’ ( BACT ) to minimize their impact on air quality , but it also limits the additional pollution which can be added to the air . |
| 8 | let's just do the diagram like that . |
| 9 | Always let the parents know any suggestions or arrangements you have made with any of the grandchildren . ’ |
| 10 | Better still a tank divider could solve the problem while still letting the fish see each other . |
| 11 | The war also saw the BBC staff more than double in size , from about 5,000 in 1938 to 11,000 in 1946 . |
| 12 | If you are interested in helping to guide the society through committee-work or know someone else who is ‘ good ’ on committees , please let the Office have that nomination ( with the nominee 's permission , of course ! ) by 19 February 1988 , so that if more than three candidates come forward , ballot forms can be sent out in good time . |
| 13 | And well did the gentry know that too . |
| 14 | The legs and hips have the largest muscles in the body : let them set the rhythm , then let the arms follow that rhythm . |
| 15 | However , very seldom does the program have any documentation or a comprehensible system of control . |