Example sentences of "[verb] not just [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Everybody complains about taxes today , but in ancient times wealthy Romans were expected not just to pay their taxes but to finance public works , as well . ’ |
| 2 | You are expected not just to have one by you , but to answer it or , if you can not ( because you are ‘ in a meeting ’ ) , then to have a secretary to take messages and make sure that calls are returned . |
| 3 | Why these particular prints stand out in my opinion from so many produced for the tourists of the time , is because the artist has not just reproduced his drawings on to plates but he has been able to produce marks that are alive and work within the context of the print . |
| 4 | The one-lap hurdles queen has quickly discovered that winning the Olympic title has not just brought her fame and fortune . |
| 5 | Qualified Teachers days are designed not just to help you with thoughts and ideas for future lessons of your own , but to expand and develop your knowledge and understanding of Medau , and , with that , we also hope you have an enjoyable social day . |
| 6 | Naturally I exaggerate , but it must be of vital importance that people whose contact with the hills is likely to be brief , are taught not just to fulfil their potential but to respect the environment that enables them to do it . |
| 7 | One minstrel was supposed to have not just glorified his master but saved his life as well : |
| 8 | This is hard enough in our own lives but it is doubly hard in public work where it calls on people devoted to different ideals to work together in mutual acceptance , and that means not just tolerating one another but respecting and understanding what the other is talking about . |
| 9 | You did not just give me my money for passing ! |
| 10 | These reflected a growing interest in church growth and a desire to find a way to grow the church which did not just find its expression in building bigger buildings . |
| 11 | Do not just give yourself the whole week off . |
| 12 | It must be remembered that you do not just want someone whose opinion is going to carry weight but someone who is also going to provide persuasive evidence both in their report and at trial . |
| 13 | Pub customers do not just buy their beer . |
| 14 | But Coventry do not just see themselves as killjoys . |
| 15 | When you go to pony club the teachers do not just test you on Dressage , cross country and show jumping they show you how to care for your horse and how to understand them . |
| 16 | Ask yourself if your belief is founded on sufficient data — do not just accept it . |
| 17 | But whatever we call it , this sense that words do not just have their face-value meaning , but are to be critically interpreted as indicators of tone and attitude , is an essential part of James 's technique . |
| 18 | Mr Smith said the Premier had not just humiliated himself and his Government through the sterling crisis — he had humiliated Britain . |
| 19 | Leaving Hong Kong had not just removed her from the battlefield ; it had left them alone in it together for the first time in their lives . |
| 20 | He does not just open his eyes and look and there it is . |
| 21 | Moreover , their use of their disparate conceptions does not just lead them to give contradictory answers to common questions such as ‘ Were Athenian slaves a class or nut ? ’ |
| 22 | Being in a position of power , his stupidity does not just affect him , nor just his family , but a whole kingdom , showing the universal not only the domestic significance of the old 's relationship to the young . |
| 23 | Totem and Taboo does not just help our understanding of totemism . |
| 24 | A monster eating a child does not just gnaw its head , but holds its wrists to stop it wriggling . |
| 25 | Abraham does not just risk his life in this campaign . |
| 26 | We have not just heard what the official Opposition have to say , or what the Government have said in the autumn statement ; we have heard what the Opposition 's opposition suggest , in the form of the amendment tabled by the right hon. Member for Chesterfield ( Mr. Benn ) . |