Example sentences of "[to-vb] [conj] not [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Like their peers elsewhere in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union , the Communist rulers of Romania were shrewd enough to know that not even village idiots believed the official media . |
| 2 | Although it is not possible to list here the groups , individuals and parishes who have helped us so far , I wish all to know that not only is their contribution needed but also greatly appreciated . |
| 3 | I just want you to know that not only do I hate this dress , I hate you even more . ’ |
| 4 | But , on getting her act together later the next day , Laura had been appalled to discover that not only had Ross already left for Australia — but she 'd been given a small attic room next to the children 's nursery . |
| 5 | Imagine my disappointment when I staggered down a hill in murky twilight after its purchase to find that not only had it been lying in the back seat of the car for the duration of my climb , but that it had failed to come up and get me when the daylight failed . |
| 6 | As all the therapies mentioned above are holistic in nature , you may be delightfully surprised to find that not only do you recover from whatever was ailing you but you also improve your general level of health and well-being . |
| 7 | I should perhaps apologize on behalf of the hotel for the temperature in the room this morning er I stayed here last night and woke up to find that not only was there no heat in the radiators , but there was no heat in the hot water . |
| 8 | The judge went on to find that not only was the information contained in the manuals and the feasibility study not a trade secret but that the information contained in the feasibility study was too obvious and too vague and unspecific to be caught by any alleged fiduciary duty that the defendants were under . |
| 9 | ‘ I think it is lovely — very perfect , ’ and he took my hand to lead me out , rattling off some Arabic which was too fast for me to catch but not too fast for the friends with him . |
| 10 | To know the occasion of the poem is helpful in any case , since it allows the reader to see that not only is Leapor making a burlesque of her own appearance , but satirizing the gentleman as well , and in a broad sense , the male gaze . |
| 11 | But it is important to remember that not only ‘ natural ’ but also ‘ civil ’ philosophy comes under Hobbes 's general definition of philosophy . |
| 12 | There are times when people are in need , and that 's fine , but the problem in this parish is not the people in need not being supplied , the problem is that people are , are simply receiving what they wish to receive and not actually making very much contribution . |
| 13 | The scale of the work varied but they were generally scenes from nature , the type of thing popularly believed to be the easiest to sell but not necessarily the easiest to paint . |
| 14 | Records were managed in paper form and word processors were tools to create but not subsequently manage records . |
| 15 | Would the minister like to say , like to welcome that initiative but also to ensure that the money which the South Thames tech are going to be able to put into that will be able to continue and not only continue in that one but to allow the increase of this after school provision so that those many women in my constituency and who , the many women in South London who are unemployed , will have the opportunity to get back to work and get back to training with that very necessary provision for child care . |
| 16 | It is hard to imagine that not so very long ago there were no words for sellotape , instant-mix , deep-freeze , TV , drip-dry , silicon chip or jet-lag . |
| 17 | In the wake of major advances in medicine and technology it 's interesting to hear that not only is acupuncture still used for many human conditions , but there is also an increasing trend toward using acupuncture for pets . |
| 18 | It should always be remembered that amplification is there to serve , not to dominate the congregation , and to enhance and not simply to magnify the artistry of musicians . |
| 19 | He shrugged and said that he loved her , which was reassuring to hear if not particularly helpful . |
| 20 | Its best to play the good/big sides at home , so they come looking to win and not just defend , and playing the crap sides away — so they again try to win maybe . |
| 21 | The palladium seemed to be helping the hydrogen to fuse but not fast enough , so if he could improve this , he might be able to make helium in amounts that would be industrially useful . |
| 22 | It tells you what you want to avoid but not how you intend doing it . |
| 23 | But towards the end of the century the ideal began to emerge that not merely the essentials , but also the whole of religion could be discovered by reason , and that nothing ‘ above reason ’ should be a part of it . |
| 24 | POOLS includes all the English and Scottish football leagues , is easy to use and not only does it predict draws but gives you odds on each potential draw to make your selection easier . |
| 25 | Crashing the car , taking someone else 's life with them , terrible situations , terrible tragedies can come about because a person physically goes to sleep so it can be in a spiritual sense that we can nod off to sleep and not only our lives are involved , but our fellow brothers ' and sisters ' too , |
| 26 | ‘ I think marriage can be a very good basis for developing your own personality , provided you feel that is something of value to do and not just selfish . |
| 27 | PNP staff attending these courses complained of being told what to do but not how to do it , and of receiving dismissive or baffled responses to their anxieties about coping with colleagues who were reluctant or unable to accommodate to new ways of working . |
| 28 | Meese was closely involved in the appointment of cabinet members and worked with Pendleton James , the White House personnel director , to ensure that not only sub-cabinet appointments but also the 2,000 lower level political positions went , as far as possible , to candidates who were both competent and ideologically sound . |
| 29 | In implementing screening through incorporation of earthed metallic enclosures , either in the form of boxes round components or the braided outers of coaxial cables , care must be exercised to ensure that not more than one point of the circuit is earthed otherwise part of it will be shorted out . |
| 30 | Perhaps a more fruitful line of argument is to emphasize that not only is rape a serious matter for the victim , but the ascertainment of one vital fact — consent — is a relatively easy matter for the man . |