Example sentences of "[verb] not [adv] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One result of this difference of reference is that it is possible to construct sentences which will be analytic or contradictory on the one interpretation but not on the other : ( 11 ) Nikolai offered us the message decoded but it was not decoded when he offered it to us 4.2 One curious feature about these adjectives is that they somehow seem to modify not only the noun which they accompany but simultaneously the verb as well ; if this is a genuine observation it will be surprising on general grounds , since it would be decidedly abnormal in syntax for one element to simultaneously qualify two different items . |
| 2 | A few large authorities have created these posts , which involve not merely the operation and maintenance of audio-visual equipment and other educational technology , but also the preparation and production of audio-visual materials and the in-service training of teaching staff in the use of the equipment . |
| 3 | From the opening piteous pleas with shaking hands as the dancers sink to the floor in the depths of their sorrow , the choreographic pattern of the overall rhythm is seen to swell in size and intensity as the music does until there comes the gleam of hope , a quiet moment when a child-like figure dances in wonder at the ways in which she can explore not only the space in which she moves , but also the ways in which she shapes each part of her body into an ever flowing design . |
| 4 | The following pages show , on large colour plates , the versatility and sheer brilliance of an artist who has managed to catch not only the feel and technical accuracy of aircraft but also the mood of nature , in every painting . |
| 5 | It , it was a quite loony lot , but it highlighted to me that , when I speak on radio , I 'm representing not only the Council , the institute and the profession and all that , I never actually am representing me , and that 's the , that 's |
| 6 | The range of products previously tried on the current leg ulcer demonstrated not only the unsuitability of one product through every stage of healing , but also the frustration experienced by some nurses desperate to find the right product for a particular patient . |
| 7 | Throughout 1932 and 1933 he retained not only the position of Prime Minister but most of the prerogatives of the office as well . |
| 8 | [ The US report cost covers not only the preparation of the document by a joint US/UK team but also covers the co-ordination time which will be so necessary to ensure an orderly sale . ] |
| 9 | The latest Chart from Imray Laurie Norie & Wilson covers not only the east coast of Scotland from Helmsdale to St Abbs Head but also the Caledonian Canal to Fort William plus enlargements of Fraserburgh , Helmsdale and the Inverness Firth . |
| 10 | The multiple disturbances caused by these developments afflict not only the south , but the north too . |
| 11 | This will include not only the subject matter it is essential to master , but the skills it is essential to practise , as well as social and motivational aims , and subsidiary objectives . |
| 12 | The record should include not only the fact that they mate regularly but also that matings are fertile . |
| 13 | The differences and similarities to be explained will include not only the value of the debt relief , but also the new credit flows obtained and the economic adjustment required , as part of the ‘ debt bargains ’ . |
| 14 | His dustjackets for John Lehmann remain the most impressive , chiefly because in most cases Minton designed not only the image but also the lettering , the title , author 's name and publisher 's imprint appearing in his own seemingly casual but richly decorative script . |
| 15 | He designed not only the house , but also the garden , and all the furnishings and fittings . |
| 16 | As The Very Model of a Man is full of angels and story-tellers — two essential ingredients of ‘ magic realism ’ — there is clearly a strong hint that Jacobson is attempting to rewrite not just the Bible but our contemporary literary orthodoxies , which are in danger of assuming the status of a surrogate religion . |
| 17 | Sadly , the commission has not yet the skill and the reputation to pull off such successes . |
| 18 | Cardinal Hume has not only the cross of being a fervent Newcastle United supporter to bear ; he is also known to irreverent members of Mayfair 's Jesuit Farm Street Church by his initials , George Basil Hume . |
| 19 | Often , indeed , he has not only the right but also the duty to make the disclosure , as of a felony , to the competent authorities . |
| 20 | So far in this judgment I have been principally concerned to explain why , as it seems to me , the court has not only the power but the inescapable responsibility of deciding , in that specific context , what is to be done in the interests of her welfare . |
| 21 | It was there that I had the pleasure of meeting Mrs Stella Gawthrop , who has not only the distinction of being a pathfinder for the breed in the UK , but having emigrated to South Africa , has also been of great assistance to the newly formed clubs there . |
| 22 | Thus K. F. Muenzinger writes : ‘ When a point on the skin is stimulated by contact , the perception contains not merely the element of touch but also that of a definite place where the contact occurs . |
| 23 | Just as the white-coated doctors in hospitals symbolize the clean and purifying nature of the healer , so the dark uniform of the police symbolizes not just the force identity , but also the presence of the avenger , who purifies through retribution rather than by cure . |
| 24 | A more recent approach emphasises not just the relationship between the leader and others but also stresses the changing nature of this relationship . |
| 25 | The analysis below of a year of MMRC activity illustrates not only the nature of live business but also the volume and responsibility of the work it undertakes . |
| 26 | On the other hand , Charles Mackerras ' wonderful pot-pourri of tunes from the Gilbert and Sullivan operas for Pineapple Poll displayed how well he has caught not only the humour but also the pathos of The Bum Boat Woman 's Story . |
| 27 | If one accepts this , even if only for the present and not as an inevitable fact for the future , then a responsibility lies with hearing society to meet not only the communication requirements of deaf people but also to understand and be able to work with this group in their language . |
| 28 | The European Commission 's principal complaint is that , in order to be properly conducted , an environmental assessment should consider not only the station , but the high-speed link — the two should be considered together . |
| 29 | For this reason , assessments intended to provide a basis for making decisions about placement should consider not only the child 's performance under ‘ test ’ conditions , but also the child 's capacity for engaging in linguistic interactions in ‘ naturalistic ’ settings . |
| 30 | ‘ We must consider not only the quality of the products we buy , but the quantity , ’ thunders Jonathon Porritt from Friends of the Earth in Britain . |