Example sentences of "[vb base] [conj] [not/n't] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Indeed there are things which suggest that not only did vase-painting at Athens in this time move pari passu with free painting and sculpture but that the same person may sometimes have worked in more than one of the three crafts . |
| 2 | I expect that not only can the hon. Gentleman remember that , but that he will recall that we warned at that time that the reforms were illusory and would not work . |
| 3 | The work is for everyone — fit and not so fit — young and old . |
| 4 | Your bedding should be enough to keep you warm but not too heavy . |
| 5 | The binoculars should be powerful enough for you to see what you want but not so bulky that you find them too heavy and awkward to hold for any length of time . |
| 6 | The latest official road safety figures released here show that not only are French roads still among the most murderous in Europe but that within France the highest number of dead and injured are on roads in and around Marseilles . |
| 7 | We hope that not only will you sell your own tickets , but you will also encourage your class members to sell as many as possible . |
| 8 | Personally , I hope that not only all Catholics , but all other voters too , show this young man the door . |
| 9 | He took in the way the little boy 's hands stretched out over the crowd of distressed men as if to soothe them , and , for the first time in his life , he felt something that was not quite fear and not quite joy — an emptiness that longed to be filled . |
| 10 | This book should assist this process and help practitioners focus on what personal qualities and skills they bring and not just those areas in which help and information may be required . |
| 11 | People must be able to get the representation they trust and not that prescribed by the Government , whose in administration you may eventually end up challenging . |
| 12 | Nonetheless I must stand my ground and restate that not only did it happen then , but it is getting worse ! |
| 13 | I suspect that not only would the Under-Secretary of State for Social Security concede that students have lost their entitlement to housing benefit and income support ; she would probably boast that it is the Government 's official policy that students should lose such entitlement . |
| 14 | However , the figures in Table 6.1 indicate that not only have the amounts of extra income received by those on higher incomes been greater than those on lower incomes , but so too have been the percentages . |
| 15 | These factors imply that not only the setting-up of institutions ' arrangements , but also the growth of common cultural attitudes to the conducting of business activities , are a necessary component in the establishing of an effective SEM . |
| 16 | When reading this chapter , remember that not merely is NSE the largest of BR 's businesses but in 1989 ranked as the 106th largest business of every kind in Britain . |
| 17 | They used to These they used to be a round used to be round you know and not very used to hit them as you hit them with a stick you see , they used to wheel wheel round and round . |
| 18 | Yes I know but not enough it would n't really matter if that , a little bit of it . |
| 19 | Assignments can be especially challenging as in the case of the Director-General of a national charity , the chairman of a county council , the MD of a small airline perilously close to the Official Receiver , the chief executive of gunmakers Holland & Holland and — last but not least — the chef de cuisine for one of London 's most famous eating places . |
| 20 | That one seventy five P , fifty P , sixty P , and er last but not least that one . |
| 21 | The hosts were a local organisation called the ‘ Disabled of Craigmillar ’ whose aim is to highlight their projects and give help and advice regarding educational opportunities , training or re-training , welfare rights , wheelchair requirements , social activities and — last but not least — integrated sporting and recreational activities . |
| 22 | Other factors which influence the perception of risk include the degree of trust in the organisation ; familiarity and understanding of the technology ; the extent of involvement in the decision making process ; whether it is believed that more could be done to reduce risk ; comparisons with accepted risks ; and — last but not least — the fairness in the distribution of the risks and benefits . |
| 23 | Our political allies in the Labour Party should spell out exactly what it means to work in an unsafe environment , and last but not least , we should push the message of the National Health and Safety Conference of last year , better safe than sorry . |
| 24 | And last but not least on these issues of planning which I think is very important , I 'm glad to get the opportunity to put this thing over to people ; I very much regret the way that planning laws have been weakened so that the local authorities do n't have the power they used to have . |
| 25 | We suppose that not just This is not in fact necessary for salt fingering to occur but it simplifies the presentation . |
| 26 | If you believe that not only will you believe anything , you 'll probably end up as a Doctor of Philosophy . |
| 27 | Alien conspiracies and kidnaps , and why some people believe that not only have UFOs landed , but their passengers are living under the Nevada desert |
| 28 | However , we believe that not only is such a stance disingenuous , but it also promotes a fundamentally flawed political strategy and reproduces naive notions of academic objectivity . |
| 29 | Peck , though , dismisses the event as ‘ humour ’ and Justin Simpson comments : ‘ If this fable was trustworthy we could scarcely do otherwise than believe that not only was Stamford in days past frequently honoured by the presence of English Kings and Queens , but also that His Satanic Majesty occasionally hunted in the neighbourhood . ’ |
| 30 | I believe that not only the ASB but accounting jurisdictions all around the world have now introduced an unfudgeable bottom line in p&l accounts ; and one can understand why . |