Example sentences of "[adj] [adv] only [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Gorbachev eventually proved willing not only to condemn Stalin for the imprisonment and execution of loyal Russians in the 1930s , but also to concede that Stalin had secretly divided eastern Europe with Hitler in 1939 . |
| 2 | From this information , taken from the rates valuation rolls , it will be possible not only to describe the social structure of each part of the city but to assess the factors which determined patterns of social segregation : factors such as income , the operation of the speculative building market , employment , the role of local government , recreational facilities , and industrial and commercial enterprise . |
| 3 | From this information , taken from the rates valuation rolls , it will be possible not only to describe the social structure of each part of the city but to assess the factors which determined patterns of social segregation : factors such as income , the operation of the speculative building market , employment , the role of local government , recreational facilities , and industrial and commercial enterprise . |
| 4 | It is now possible not only to make almost seamless composites of existing photographs and to alter images in such a way that the changes may not be detected , but — using mathematics instead of a camera — it is possible to create images that are nearly photographic in their realism . |
| 5 | Even in July or August it is possible not only to find accommodation but to pay very little for it . |
| 6 | After many years of patient work , it has been possible not only to isolate the multipotential stem cells but provide conditions such that they will differentiate into the different kinds of blood cell in culture . |
| 7 | With the aid of wireline logs , it is possible not only to interpret the environments of deposition and diagenesis of Zechstein carbonates , but also to infer the types of pores that may be present in the various lithofacies . |
| 8 | In the event it has proved possible not only to complete the task , but to do so in a timely and controlled fashion . |
| 9 | My own guess , in the latter case , is that sheer ecstasy came with the discovery that it was possible not only to walk out of a marriage , but to do so and flourish , and that the rest of her life was devoted to recapturing this outrageous , outcast joy . |
| 10 | A seller 's conveyancer must be alert not only to supply copies of all known restrictions , but to guard against the absence of copies of old restrictions , as sometimes occurs . |
| 11 | Joyce retired on April 2 after 14 years service and was delighted not only to receive gifts , including a hi-fi system , but also to be wined and dined on more than one occasion before her departure . |
| 12 | This exercise is valuable not only to enable the draftsman to produce a set of conditions which is most to the advantage of his client ( whether his client be buyer or seller ) , but also to enable him to understand the motivation of the other side when he is in negotiation with their advisers . |
| 13 | That 's the reason why the needed not only to draw her self-portrait , but also to make it clear to all that it embodied something unique and irreplaceable , something worth fighting or even dying for . |
| 14 | This training video would be useful not only to show to new staff , but it must be admitted , to a lot of heads of homes as well . |
| 15 | I was able not only to point out the inconsistencies of the so-called ‘ voluntary agreements ’ but also to the confusion in the ranks of the tobacco industry . |
| 16 | The dual-route model of reading is thus able not only to explain an existing set of data within a simple theoretical model , it also successfully pinpointed the existence of an entirely new type of acquired dyslexia . |
| 17 | Six days later , by the following Wednesday evening , she was able not only to lift the cigar up into the air but also to move it around exactly as she wished . |
| 18 | The next day in the House of Commons he was able not only to listen to tributes to himself — a rare experience normally confined to a man 's widow — but to perform the role of an out-of-season Father Christmas . |
| 19 | The clerk , Robert Clive , was able not only to take Arcot by a surprise attack but also to inspire his little force to hang on to it during a 50-day seige in which a series of onslaughts on the citadel was beaten off . |
| 20 | He was then able not only to find the green with a nine-iron but be close enough for a tap-in putt for his three . |
| 21 | think feminism has to provide a unified , positive alternative for all women , in order for them to be able not only to know about but to reject and try to escape subordination ( 1979 : 129 ) . |
| 22 | " By this means we hope to place at the disposal of our party in Parliament and in the country a trained body of fully formed critics , able not only to expose and correct the usual crudities of Radical-Socialist legislation , but to give form to a comprehensive policy of social reform . " |
| 23 | Because of his understanding of practice , he is able not only to show how police ideology is maintained , but even propose alternative models by merely writing down and presenting his knowledge . |
| 24 | It is important not only to give time but to be genuinely interested in your teenagers and in what interests them . |
| 25 | In NLP it is important not only to implement solutions to the individual problems that arise ( parsing , semantic interpretation , reasoning , etc. ) but also to co-ordinate the application of those solutions . |
| 26 | It was important not only to provide readable records in the file ( 101 entries ) but also to provide clearly between the purposes defined by pupils and the information books . |
| 27 | It is important not only to make the training interesting , stimulating and exciting , but also for the Territorial Army to provide the best possible club in any area . |
| 28 | In order to survive the jungle and live to tell the tale it is important not only to have good companions , but also to have the best available equipment . |
| 29 | Last year you were the first not only to give but also to have the desire to do so . |
| 30 | At the time of that announcement , the Secretary of State also made clear his support for a King 's Cross terminal , which he described as ’ essential not only to meet the need of the travellers within London , but also crucial to serve the requirements of those who live elsewhere in Britain ’ . |