Example sentences of "[adv] [vb past] it [verb] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Not only did it give prestige and add a sense of urgency to an undertaking , it also exerted the pressure of old feudal practice upon vassals to join their lord in person . |
| 2 | As inspirational pronouncement rather than an operational blueprint , not only did it give expression to and authority for the idea that a fairer , juster society should be created , as the inalienable rights of man required ; but more , it asserted that thanks to machinery powered by steam it could be . |
| 3 | I walked inside and it was just like my granny 's sitting room Not only did it sell teddy boy clothes but there was also a fifties radiogram and fifties wallpaper . |
| 4 | Not only did it increase understanding of both quantitative and qualitative indicators , it also focused teachers ' attention on issues of quality in their work . |
| 5 | How long did it take lightning to strike ? |
| 6 | I only just made it last time . ’ |
| 7 | In 1804 , aged 22 , he moved to a clerical post in London but soon left it to study law in the city . |
| 8 | He wrote out cheques from the account to pay his credit card debts , rent arrears and he also used it to clear phone bills and part of £500 taxi bill . |