Example sentences of "[prep] [noun sg] not only [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Ukrainian authorities have appealed to the UN and national governments for assistance not only to dismantle the Chernobyl plant but to wind down the republic 's whole nuclear programme . |
| 2 | For example , Ronald and Daphne could be using Daphne 's expression of anger not only to protect Ronald from knowing about his own anger , but also to protect them both from underlying depressed feelings of which they are even more afraid . |
| 3 | Men make use of fire not only to keep themselves warm but to process their food |
| 4 | In practice , the registrars are often supplied with a draft of the affidavit in advance not only to ensure that they are happy with its contents but also to ensure compliance with the necessary procedures . |
| 5 | Many golfers therefore opt to take short trips abroad to Spain and Portugal , in order not only to play but to take advantage of the warm climate . |
| 6 | Those still with troublesome suspicions should have asked themselves how Pakistan 's fast men could have survived the Cornhill Test series had they been doing something illegal to the ball while on view not only to alert umpires and batting opponents but to thousands of onlookers at the various grounds and before the probing eye of television . |