Example sentences of "[adj] [adv] only [conj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | How is it possible not only that children are not listened to when they complain , but that the man against whom they are complaining can leave one employment for another and be given a reference by the very people who have already received complaints about him ? |
| 2 | This is welcome not only because women 's desires are being taken more seriously in cultural production or because a less purist feminist film practice and criticism is simply more fun , but perhaps particularly because it is in relation to the audience , and in the context of film reception , that issues of race , class and sexual orientation can at last find their rightful place in feminist theory and criticism . |
| 3 | It was not until the 1880s that intercolonial connections were made , and the stations which connected them became important not only as points of break of gauge , and therefore of journey for passengers , but also as customs centres . |
| 4 | An annulment of his marriage was deemed essential not only because Anne had steadfastly refused to become the royal mistress , but more importantly because Henry was deeply anxious about the succession . |
| 5 | They are significant not only as media for transmitting material , television now being the main source of political information for most people , but also for the choice of what material to transmit . |