Example sentences of "[not/n't] only [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Not only north of Leeds , but here in Hoyland — if you can see . |
| 2 | On the 1st May an odd selection of individuals , myself included , set out to travel not only South to Totnes Castle , but also back in time about 530 years . |
| 3 | A Roman catholic ethos is not only present in the constitution of 1937 but has penetrated into affairs of state , legislation , and decisions over the destinies of individuals with frequency . |
| 4 | It is not only shortage of contemporary evidence that makes the question hard to answer . |
| 5 | It is not easy to survey the many areas in which there has been not only response to Dei Verbum , but also developments traceable to its influence , yet going far beyond what most of the Council 's members could have foreseen . |
| 6 | Light from distant places is not only red-shifted by the expansion of the universe , it is also old . |
| 7 | There can be little doubt that the main , if not only purpose of these civil defences was for protection . |
| 8 | In addition they must also accept that they have within them emotions and feelings which , properly nurtured and utilised can provide , not only compensation for the surrender of unlimited sensual pleasure , but also a road to unlimited human happiness , a road which would be blocked if the choice were the first proposition . |
| 9 | In addition they must also accept that they have within them emotions and feelings which , properly nurtured and utilised can provide , not only compensation for the surrender of unlimited sensual pleasure , but also a road to unlimited human happiness , a road which would be blocked if the choice were the first proposition . |
| 10 | They were not only evidence of disagreement amongst abolitionists but perceived by contemporaries to have different religious and political characteristics . |
| 11 | Jacques 's flute method , compositions and instrument were not only characteristic of the early Baroque flute but elegantly expressed its aesthetic virtually to perfection . |
| 12 | For all this to take place in so remote an area required not only payment of high wages but elaborate logistic arrangements on a massive scale , particularly with the strict conditions laid down by the Shetlands Islands Council to protect both the environment and the local way of life . |
| 13 | This will involve not only consideration of the period of National-Socialist rule ( 1933-45 ) but the academic impact of the division into two Germanies , East and West . |
| 14 | A village essentially consisted of a group of ie sharing not only location of residence but often occupation . |
| 15 | The high number of joyful expressions about the salvation of the Führer , which is emphasized as a true stroke of fortune for the German people , is not only proof of the devotion and loyalty of the soldiers to the Führer , but of the firm determination of the soldiers to fight and conquer for him , which is also brought out in the letters … |
| 16 | Sir Ralph Sadler , for instance , was not only Secretary of State from 1540 to 1543 , he was also Master of the Great Wardrobe from 1543 to 1553 , Keeper of the Hanaper in Chancery from 1535 until his death in 1587 , and notary in Chancery from 1534 . |
| 17 | He 'd had a bad dream in which he 'd been not only head of the Conservative Research Department , but also with the Raj in Belfast , and confronted by coalminers and oil-rig workers to boot . |
| 18 | Honestly , Henry , when I think back to when I first saw Andrew Jones in that mucky room , the thin weed of a lad with nothing about him , I can not believe he 's the same person represented by Mr Andrew Jones , not only head of the showrooms , but … |
| 19 | So , early this century , the regulatory position might be briefly summarised as protecting the minority of people driven into debt to make ends meet ; on the assumption that they faced not only hardship in itself but also particular risk of exploitation by unscrupulous lenders . |
| 20 | Or do the nuclear powers-that be believe that they have won for the world not only peace in our time , but peace for a million years and more . |
| 21 | Not only lack of skill , but lack of opportunity to utilize those skills , depressed women 's rate of pay . |
| 22 | At first sight the paradox that liberalism requires not only freedom of contract but also freedom to breach any contract is quickly resolved . |
| 23 | The growth of humanitarianism brought with it not only concern for the individual , but an increasing interest in the functioning of the human mind and unconscious thought . |
| 24 | Elsewhere I have argued that the whole fabric of a primary school curriculum in a socialist state like Tanzania will differ from that in a capitalist state like Kenya , for the different philosophies will affect not only selection of syllabus content but also languages of instruction , policy towards competition and examinations , links between school and community and above all the attitudes which teachers foster in the learners . |
| 25 | The dogs , for example , not only prey on native animals , but also attack wild cattle and help control cats . |
| 26 | For a vacant Northumbria was not only prey for the sons of Godwin and for Mercia . |
| 27 | Those which used Aube wines put forward the argument that the Aube was not only part of the historic province of Champagne , but its chief town , Troyes , was the ancient provincial capital and once the seat of the counts of Champagne . |
| 28 | In the first batch , the Preston by-pass ( 1958 ) and the Lancaster and Maidstone by-passes ( 1960 ) formed not only part of the national motorway pattern but also constituted important local features in the urban environment . |
| 29 | Finally , two other points , admittedly only suggestive , might be mentioned : first , the fact that Mehmed II is noted for his activity in organizing , and centralizing control over , the various institutions of the state in a number of ways ; and second , the fact that the Sahn was not only part of his most important pious endowment in his newly-conquered capital of Istanbul , but also far and away the most extensive medrese complex thus far created in the Ottoman state . |
| 30 | The CSO 's new director , Bill McLennan , said the changes were not only part of general tidying up operation to standardise distribution but also to prevent leaks . |