Example sentences of "the [adj] [noun sg] but [adv] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The importance of the contest was well appreciated by the Unionist Party which sent not only the Prime Minister but also a number of other cabinet ministers to Bannside to canvass for Dr Bolton Minford . |
| 2 | The tax profession has lost not only a practitioner of the highest calibre but also a very good friend . |
| 3 | Similarly the Trans-Wales Trail Rides , based on Cymfforest Riding Centre , Brecon ( Tel : 0874 711398 ) include not only the main ride but also a six days riding , seven nights accommodation , Black Mountain Ride , which works out cheaper . |
| 4 | Because of the barrier against incest , the final object of the sexual instinct ‘ is never any longer the original object but only a surrogate for it … . |
| 5 | In Yeovil , we have the rare fortune , if that is the word , of having not only the Liberal Democrat leader as the local MP but also a Liberal Democrat council . |