Example sentences of "[pron] [adv] only had [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was one member whose sight was so bad that when she read she not only had to prop a second pair of spectacles on top of the pair already resting on her nose , but also had to stand under the standard lamp almost pressed against the light bulb . |
| 2 | The whole interview reminded him of the English card game in which you not only had to guess what cards your opponent held , but decide what he thought yours were , and so on . |
| 3 | However , due to insufficient financing , we not only had to ask for benefits , but also can not take on ourselves new obligations , as was done by the rest of the participants in the protocol . " |
| 4 | Yet the response from other corporate finance advisers looking for a vehicle in which to advertise , on a confidential basis , acquisition and disposal opportunities they are involved in was ‘ so strong that we then only had to say it was happening , do you want to be part of it ? — and most of the intermediaries did ’ . |
| 5 | As he said , he not only had to learn the very complicated lines but also how to copy Coward 's abdominal breathing techniques . |