Example sentences of "not only a [noun sg] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To own land was to possess , not only a symbol of status , but also the most prized source of wealth and power . |
| 2 | I understood her logic : to anyone , or to be precise to any tourist , who cast an eye towards the subcontinent , Machu Picchu was not only a symbol for Peru but for the whole of Latin America . |
| 3 | Of course , this description is very schematic , covering not only a variety of situations but differences at different times . |
| 4 | But even in the 1860s , the notion that a " mere girl " might learn the trade very quickly and be doing as well as a man in a short time , was not only a threat to employment but a threat to the craftsman 's pride in his skill . |
| 5 | Our eyes and minds have felt the need for change , not only a change of view but also the psychological relief and stimulus of thinking of something new . |
| 6 | But this election is not only a choice between policies , important though both are . |
| 7 | The legislation stipulated that a winning presidential candidate would have to receive not only a majority of votes nationwide , but also a minimum of 25 per cent of votes in at least five of the country 's eight provinces . |
| 8 | Such records are not only a stimulus for enthusiasm and an aid to forward planning but have communication value for a team of staff as well as for parents , and help continuity in case of staff change . |
| 9 | Garuda was not only a devotee of Vishnu , but a divinity in its own right . |
| 10 | It needed not only a revolution in organisation but in technology too . |
| 11 | The European Parliament would be given not only a veto over matters involving majority voting in the Council of Ministers , including all commercial issues falling within the Single Market , but also a wide range of issues newly added into the competence of the Community . |
| 12 | But it does indicate the extent to which Mary 's cushioned childhood created not only a cocoon of adulation , but a cocoon of immaturity which she seemed remarkably reluctant to pierce . |
| 13 | A positive experience of school was not only a reflection of examination success , but may also have resulted from good relationships with peers or a positive memory of several other aspects of school life . |
| 14 | Her agreement was not only a reflection of Louise 's powers of persuasion . |
| 15 | The extent to which children are thought about while housework is done is not only a reflection on housework 's fragmented quality ; it also signifies the basic difficulties which inhere in the combination of housewife and mother roles . |
| 16 | The coherence is therefore not only a coherence over time but also a consistency or cohesion in action . |
| 17 | After the trial it emerged that the foreman of the jury was not only a member of Sir Joh 's National Party but had in fact raised funds for his legal expenses . |
| 18 | The year 1974 saw both Ceauşescu 's ‘ election ’ as President of the Socialist Republic of Romania at a ceremony in which he bestowed on himself not only a sash of office but a sceptre too . |
| 19 | The maintenance of living structure requires not only a flow of energy , but a multitude of controls on that flow . |
| 20 | He will appreciate that there will be not only a sense of relief at Yarrow , but a great sense of pride that the company has been entrusted with that order . |
| 21 | Faced with changes like these , the farm worker experiences not only a sense of alienation from the village , but often a real material deprivation . |
| 22 | For , the list above suggests not only a range of tasks , but a hierarchy of skills . |
| 23 | His team , World Cup finalists and dotted with household idols , were taken to the cleaners by a bunch of Australian students and farmers in the first Test , and the second Test at Lille promises to be not only a trial of Fouroux 's incumbency as coach but also his tactical shrewdness in selection . |
| 24 | It 's not only a problem between women and men , though that is where it is most frequently seen . |
| 25 | Their in fidelity was not only a solvent of family ties in this world ; it also destroyed all prospects of reunion in the next . |
| 26 | Their attempt to cause trouble is not only a sign of division within the party ; it could also pose problems for Solidarity . |
| 27 | This increasing emphasis on ‘ dignity ’ was not only a reference to behaviour within the chapel but to the nature of the Church as a body . |
| 28 | Not only a question about art . |
| 29 | Perhaps we could all agree that it is not only a question of money . |
| 30 | Of course , there are relatively as well as absolutely very many more poor people in the Third World than in the First World but this is not only a question of geography but also of transnational class location . |