Example sentences of "only does " in BNC.
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| 1 | Not only does it form a part of the dominant beliefs of catholic nationalists , but their state form gives catholic social teaching coercive and hegemonic support . |
| 2 | In consequence it is becoming increasingly accepted that not only does the anthropologist have his own social history and subjective stance , but more importantly , that those accounts which ignore this seem to lose something in the telling . |
| 3 | Not only does seeing a chair as a three-dimensional object have this character , but so does seeing one line as longer in the Mulier-Lyer illusion ( in which two lines of equal length look unequal when differently slanting lines are drawn at the tips ) despite our knowing that the two lines are really the same length . |
| 4 | Later on in the article he repeats this ; ie. ‘ not only does the tenon need to be pretty much where it needs to be relative to the thickness of the wood . ’ |
| 5 | Not only does the cutting edge vary in shape , there are a variety of patterns of shanks ; the metal behind the blade . |
| 6 | Not only does it demonstrate the work process but also the mood and emotion of the dancer . |
| 7 | Not only does the text tend to be repetitious but each item of gear if prefaced by an otherwise blank page informing us of the Key Point to be gleaned in that section , pearls of wisdom such as : ‘ A file is useful for sharpening the edges of your … hooks . |
| 8 | The same phrase had been translated and mordantly placed by Dante in Canto XXX of the Purgatorio ; and so , when Hardy in these poems confronts the shade of his recently deceased and estranged wife Emma , not only does Aeneas in Aeneid 6 confront the reproachfully haughty ghost of Dido , but Dante 's pilgrim confronts for the first time the shade or apparition of his lost Beatrice . |
| 9 | Not only does it meet his own policy expectations but it does so in language supplied by Mr Greenspan in congressional testimony which would allow Mr Greenspan to run rings around his Administration critics . |
| 10 | Not only does Italy-Brazil represent many people 's ideal coupling for next summer 's World Cup final in Rome but this afternoon 's game also marks the first occasion the two countries have met since that afternoon seven years ago in Spain when the Italians dismissed Falcao , Zico , Junior et al , 3-2 on their way to winning the 1982 World Cup . |
| 11 | But not only does the framing of the existing social services date back twenty years already . |
| 12 | Not only does this result confirm that the rhythm we measure under normal circumstances ( in fig. 1.1 , for example ) has an external as well as an internal cause but also it enables us to compare their size . |
| 13 | Not only does the body clock contribute to the changes that are found , but also we can gain clues about the nature of it by a study of the changes . |
| 14 | Not only does it set you free to live in the present but you had better start enjoying it , because — at the age of 40 or 50 or whatever — this is it , the future has arrived ! |
| 15 | Not only does Diana play the piano at home , she invariably has a background of classical music playing in her sitting-room and in her private study . |
| 16 | Not only does teaching a teenager at school cost less than half as much as at university . |
| 17 | The Aristotelian talk of definitions ‘ does not reveal nature to us , but only does the same as the man who promised to discover a treasure and then says ‘ look where it is hidden and you will find it . ’ |
| 18 | From the spectators ' viewpoint , not only does he provide wonderful entertainment but he does it without encasing himself in a helmet , now so rare as to be a treat in itself . |
| 19 | Not only does the battered town seem to have been on the receiving end of a good deal of good , honest , no-nonsense coppering , but it gives the impression that a higher authority , God , must have passed over it in the Fifties , blasting it at close range with His celestial hair-drier , to judge from the universally blistered and leprous paintwork on all the buildings . |
| 20 | By the law of the land , not only does he possess none of it , he does not even have the right to own any of it . |
| 21 | Not only does it look handsome , but its gleaming white walls provide ideal opportunities for Paul Pyant 's brilliant lighting to mirror the drama 's changing moods . |
| 22 | Not only does sectoralisation make it difficult for planners and administrators to gain an overall view , it also means that local institutions have to adopt a similar structure in order to deal adequately with the central bureaucracy . |
| 23 | Not only does it increase building fabric losses , but it also increases losses through fume cupboards and open windows . |
| 24 | Not only does this teaching method put the teacher almost entirely in control , it also invites a particular kind of mental disposition from the participants . |
| 25 | Not only does the boy ‘ wear ’ the appropriate external features , he uses words to enhance his simulations : ‘ I am so happy ’ is his way of making sure the observers get the message ! |
| 26 | Not only does Scotland enjoy greater differences from England than Bavaria does from the rest of Germany ( in virtue of its legal system , Church and education system ) , its needs and those of Wales are dealt with by having Secretaries of State and Parliamentary Grand Committees . |
| 27 | In his view , there should be a clear test applied to ensure that the Community only does things which can not be done well at a national level . |
| 28 | Not only does the rainfall vary from year to year , the amount of water available varies throughout the year . |
| 29 | Not only does it command the following of only one god , but it also makes it clear that only one god exists . |
| 30 | Not only does one wonder what embarrassment might have occurred to warrant it but the propriety in not claiming the Ladies ' door and leading to a lavatory in the way the men 's clearly does , is a reminder of the delicacy of those times . |