Example sentences of "[adv] do [pron] [vb infin] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Not only did they omit to date their editions , but they had almost identical books in the 7/6d [ 37½p ] and 3/6d [ 17½p ] category in cloth covers of a great variety of colours . |
| 2 | Not only did it prove to be the winning point , but it was the Lavey 's stalwart 's first score in the present championship campaign . |
| 3 | Yeah so do you want to sort of make a decision now , or wait till next week or |
| 4 | But not only do they have to be tough motorists … they also have to be skillful photographers and writers too . |
| 5 | Lies are essential in life , says Professor Loyal Rue — not only do we lie to others , we tell ourselves fibs to make us feel better . |
| 6 | Not only do you go to work knowing that your child is in safe hands , but you have a ready made friend , sympathetic listener and companion for you and your child all in one neat package . |
| 7 | Not only do you have to be up there , in the thick of the action , the whole time , but you also specialize in following your balls ! |
| 8 | Given the apparent novelty nature of this venture , how long do they intend to be Kickin' Afrolistics ? |
| 9 | If one remained in the new country , was one obliged to break one 's ties with the old , and if so did one want to ? |
| 10 | So did you travel to school on the railways ? |
| 11 | So did you stay to the end of the er the disco ? |
| 12 | So did you speak to Terry about the game ? |
| 13 | So did you go to dances quite a lot before you were married ? |
| 14 | When occasions have occurred , as they do in all organizations , where it is necessary to take a ‘ big ’ risk on a young man whose experience and background we think inadequate for the task , nine times out of ten not only does he rise to the occasion but he does even better than we would expect . |
| 15 | Finally , Sources for English Local History by W.B. Stephens ( Cambridge 1981 ) is a quite indispensable guide , for not only does it refer to archives and collections , but suggests ways in which they may be used , and does so by major subject categories : population and social structure ; local government and politics ; poor relief ; charities , prices and wages ; industry , trade and communications ; agriculture ; education ; religion ; and houses , housing and health . |
| 16 | Not only does it refer to developing in a photographic sense , but to the development of a group of young people . ’ |
| 17 | Not only does it sizzle to perfection in a very short time but its natural succulence and subtle , sweet taste win compliments whenever it is served . |
| 18 | How long does it take to the nearest hour for snails to bonk ? |
| 19 | Do these words refer to the actual expense incurred by the school in providing the benefit or do they refer to the hypothetical expense incurred by the school arrived at by the formula of dividing the total cost of running the school by the number of pupils attending it or to put it more shortly do they refer to the additional or the average cost of the provision of the benefit . |
| 20 | How exactly do they relate to grammar and vocabulary ? |
| 21 | ( a ) What exactly do they mean to you ? |
| 22 | But what exactly do you say to that special someone whom you drugged to get into bed ? |
| 23 | How soon did you return to work ? |
| 24 | Only very superficially does it appear to be significant . |
| 25 | Why ever did you go to the funeral ? ’ |
| 26 | How close do you feel to Christians you know who belong to a different denomination ? |
| 27 | Going back to your lead playing , how close do you stick to your recorded solos in the live situation ? |
| 28 | Only much later did it occur to her that this was her failure : academically self-sufficient and wholly self-centred she saw their sullenness and ignorance as their concern and their fault . |
| 29 | How differently did it appear to him from the Berelands ' assessment ! |
| 30 | Only now did it occur to her how easily he could have taken advantage of the situation . |