Example sentences of "be not only [verb] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Notice they are not only given a reason for observing , which , of course , gives their spectator role a frame through which to watch , but there is also a hint of some responsibility they might have to carry — a necessary engagement is then ensured . |
| 2 | If workers were spending their time in this way , they were not only exercising a leisure preference but were consuming a non-essential . |
| 3 | It seems clear , however , that McGonagle 's aim is not only to create a centre for the traditional masters of modernism , but to display contemporary art which encourages an interaction with the public , connecting the gallery with the community rather than separating art from it . |
| 4 | What makes the researcher different is that the purpose of making these observations is not only to become a member of the group but also to write an account of its way of life . |
| 5 | Or to reverse it , could it be that in the deepening turbulence of our generation God is not only judging a culture which has abandoned him but also , as it were , shaking up the bag and testing the foundations to see if we Christians are as ready as we think for the critical years ahead ? |
| 6 | Above : The problem with breeding Piranhas is not only finding a male and a female , but stopping them from eating one another when you do . |
| 7 | The role of the occupational health department is not only to provide a service to those who are unwell but to assist the employer to gain the maximum benefit from the labour force by maintaining and promoting health among staff , thus reducing absence . |
| 8 | This can work very well in many instances , for it is not only means a supply of fresh vegetables , but a friendly link with the family of the man growing them . |
| 9 | 2 Novella was n't only drawing a veil over her beauty , but over her femaleness , synonymous — in the descendance of Eve — with seductiveness ; and , even more fatally , with folly . |