Example sentences of "[adv] [was/were] [pron] the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Not only was she the first female to break through the glass ceiling in Engineering , but to become a star throughout the company because she did the job with such panache ? |
| 2 | Not only was it the first death , but it could easily have been little Enoch , or Jane . |
| 3 | Everyone was in a good mood because not only was it the last day of school today , but everybody had had one and a half days off school already . |
| 4 | I would not marry you now were you the last in the world , but by God I will take you , for you have tempted me sorely all these months , of set purpose . |
| 5 | How was it The next section goes on to analysis section three I think . |