Example sentences of "[vb pp] [not/n't] [adv] [to-vb] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The structure of OS/400 and the hardware are being remodelled not only to look and behave more like Unix , but actually be more like Unix ; with commitment to support the four basic level Posix standards , 1003.1 to 1003.4 , IBM says Posix will be central to the re-design of OS/400 , built into the licensed internal code beneath the machine interface level . |
| 2 | This new radar is designed not only to detect and track aircraft and sea-skimming missiles , but it also — ’ |
| 3 | The progression and results of this study ( which took a number of years and involved the House of Lords Record Office , the British Library , the Public Record Office and the College of Arms , as well as the Bridport manuscript books and medieval wills and testaments ) have been presented not only to show that reference books can be wrong , but that the wealth of material available to the local historian can be utilized to very positive effect over an extremely narrow range as over a wide one . |
| 4 | A staggering 70 per cent of Britain 's waste comes from packaging alone — plastics , foils , paper and glass — used not only to protect and retain food quality , but also to enhance product appeal , to give them an image which will raise their perceived value . |
| 5 | Should he be forced not only to retire but to leave behind a multi-party state , the example will be widely noted in Africa . |
| 6 | I am fascinated to notice that your profession has at last started not merely to say that , but to criticise those who refuse to allow so manifest a fact to be stated in order that it may be examined . |
| 7 | They are qualified not only to check whether you need glasses but also to spot early signs of any serious eye troubles , as well as some other kinds of disease , and to recommend referral to a specialist when necessary . |
| 8 | If this interpretation is correct , curriculum managers who wish to manage the curriculum in the sense of modifying it so that it is better adapted to the needs of real children and a real society , will be best advised not simply to resist and criticise , but rather to use the power that many people at all levels of the system actually have . |