Example sentences of "it not [adv] [verb] a [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | Why do we need more and better soul — why should it not swiftly become a fat , sweaty , obscenity , like the last lot did ? |
2 | It not only imposes a duty to pay , but also sets up ( not necessarily in the same statute ) the machinery for collecting and distributing the money . |
3 | Was the poor relief paid to able-bodied workers over-generous to the extent that it not only created a dependency culture by reducing the incentive to work , but put a premium on early marriage and on childbirth ? |
4 | It not only leaves a catalogue of unresolved hurts , it surfaces in an apprehensive and unrealistic way of coping with present difficulties . |
5 | Is it not better to use a product with a slightly less than exquisite perfume for the sake of the planet as well as our health ? |