Example sentences of "[not/n't] only [vb infin] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In other words , Bukharin completely forgot that the extended reproduction … must not only lead to growth of c and v but also to that of α , i.e. to the growth of the individual consumption of the capitalists . |
| 2 | This exploratory and performance-based approach will not only lead to a deeper understanding of the text in question ( a dramatic exploration of a speech in Shakespeare , for instance , will show how the placing of different emphases can alter fundamentally one 's interpretation of character or meaning ) , but will also lead to an understanding of the play as theatre . |
| 3 | Suddenly a new perspective began to open before the young Prince ; he could not only dream of a Bonapartist cause , he could himself become the representative of that cause . |
| 4 | This approach will not only result in an appreciation of the literary merits , but also foster an understanding of stagecraft . |
| 5 | Moving to a new area may not only result in lower rent and rates but also lead to reduced transport and travelling costs and perhaps lower labour costs . |
| 6 | Deviation from such norms and mores will not only result in a social storm around both the adult and child concerned but may interfere with the child 's normal development according to normal modes of life and upbringing — in other words may affect libidinal development as this must be expected in our culture . |
| 7 | An inability to mature adequately out of the phallic , Oedipal phase will usually not only result in some degree of genital inhibition later in life and a fixation on infantile sexual gratifications such as masturbation , voyeurism , sado-masochism , etc. , but also reduce the force of the cultural prohibitions which the original phallic-Oedipal trauma of our forefathers precipitated , namely those against parricide and incest . |
| 8 | How successful such efforts will prove to be will not only depend on commercial sales potential but also on the costs which will be incurred in laboratory and field testing procedures , similar to those discussed in relation to crop protection chemicals in section 6.4 , which are necessary for registration . |
| 9 | Indeed they do not only appear to be immoral , but dishonest as well . |
| 10 | He can not only bring to our remembrance what Jesus taught , but can reveal to us the deeper significance of his person , his death and resurrection which we could never have grasped by historical contemporaneity . |
| 11 | These connections suggest that what a woman says about housework at the beginning of her interview does not only reflect on the mode of feeling-expression general in her class-specific linguistic code . |
| 12 | As a result of this conscious decision the Court of the Second Empire was conceived of as a public spectacle which would not only shine in the eyes of the French people but would also become the envy of other peoples less fortunate than they . |
| 13 | Instructions should not only advise on the method of use but also indicate the product limitations and the checks and controls that can be applied to make sure that those limitations are not exceeded . |
| 14 | The hierarchy of a church is important in the libidinal ties in churches , for they do not only rest on the love of the abstract figure of Christ , but on living people who are his priests , bishops and ministers in the various groups . |
| 15 | POU family proteins may not only function as transcription factors . |
| 16 | ‘ The directors of the company decided that the building would not only serve as its headquarters , but also be renamed the John Laird Centre to acknowledge the contribution of the Laird family to the area . ’ |
| 17 | The appointment of the famous doctor and educational theorist Nikolai Pirogov to the headship of the Odessa educational district in 1856 demonstrated that under Alexander II enlightened academics could not only serve in educational institutions , but also run them . |
| 18 | In doing so , it is hoped that they will not only benefit from the content of the seminars ( topics such as sixth-form teaching and exams ) but , by rubbing shoulders with and getting to know British teacher- trainees , come to a better understanding of the role-model of a language teacher in the UK . |
| 19 | But Miss Dallam would not only feel at ease with it but would look well in it too . |
| 20 | We did not only speak about the service , but also about other aspects of ecumenism concerning our local community . |
| 21 | A single eruption may not only last for months , but it may also consist of a series of separate , different phases , and in many cases different things may be going on on different parts of the same volcano at the same time . |
| 22 | Flowers would not only change in colour but also reveal previously invisible patterns . |
| 23 | However , the image of modern families as isolated and inward-looking does not only extend to relationships with kin . |
| 24 | This does not only vary from make to make but between individual machines of the same make . |
| 25 | Religious fundamentalism does not only exist within Christianity but also in other religions , especially those based on a scripture . |
| 26 | They can not only compensate for declining liquor sales , but can even arrest and reverse that trend . |
| 27 | ‘ Be not cast down : if ye saw Him , who is standing on the shore holding out His arms to welcome you to land , you would not only wade through a sea of wrongs , but through hell itself , to be at Him . ’ |
| 28 | This new capitalism is a cut-throat enterprise : to stay in business you must not only compete with but beat your competitors . |
| 29 | If you do not only frown on smoking but hire only non-smokers from now on you can , he maintains , save $5000 a year per smoker in the long run . |
| 30 | An Irish House of Lords , in my view , should not only consist of Anglo-Irish peers , but of clan chiefs and both Anglican and Roman Catholic bishops . |