Example sentences of "[vb mod] [adv] only [vb infin] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He must not only distinguish behaviour from ideology , he must also take careful note of just how they are interrelated . |
| 2 | These lessons must not only concern infrastructure , but also process ; not only the ‘ what ’ of traffic calming but also the ‘ how ’ . |
| 3 | Increasingly , then , when we examine social change in rural England we must not only take account of changes within agriculture but of changes on the interface between the ‘ truly rural ’ ( i.e-agricultural ) inhabitants and the ‘ adventitious ’ population of ex-urbanite newcomers who have moved into the countryside in such large numbers since the war . |
| 4 | To return to the internal structure of Mosca 's elite , it must also be emphasised that this organised elite should not only share attitudes on significant issues but should also be aware of doing so , otherwise they can not properly manage the affairs of state in a responsible and decisive manner . |
| 5 | In some , e.g. , the United Kingdom and France , judges are permitted to attend ( pursuant either to a declaration under the Convention or other procedures ) but it has been rare for them to do so and they could normally only ask questions with the leave of the court . |
| 6 | Above all , he had been led to it by the discovery that story , myth , could not only carry truth , but also be truth . |
| 7 | Would-be interpreters studying the music could not only see Elgar 's intentions in the printed score , but could follow the creative process a stage further — to the ultimate stage , in fact , and hear the creator realize his work in its natural medium , that of sound . |
| 8 | Beveridge , however , studied the German experiment more closely during the next year and concluded that the contributory insurance principle could not only reduce costs ; it could also eliminate reliance on means tests . ’ |
| 9 | According to The Hindu of March 31 , Lal had acted in order to pre-empt a possible move by Singh to remove Chauthala from the party and also in order to convey a message to the Prime Minister that any action against his son " could not only evoke resistance but provoke counterattacks " . |
| 10 | You do n't have to erm I mean you could also only put varnish on certain bits of it . |
| 11 | Firstly , input at the next highest level need not only contain information at that level , since if the user understands the message then automatically the next stage is provided . |
| 12 | But a cut of ten times that amount in the whole world 's output of carbon dioxide , shared among all countries , would not only cost Britain far less : it would bring bigger benefits in climate stability . |
| 13 | He therefore decided to produce a design which would not only satisfy Palmerston , but also be true to his stated architectural principles . |
| 14 | In its recent working party discussion document , entitled Freeing Up Small Business Enterprise , the institute points out that the replacement of the present mandatory audit by an annual accountant 's report ‘ would not only give business better value for money but would also reduce the number of small company failures as more time could be devoted to the survival and growth of small business enterprise ’ . |
| 15 | The front door had been beautifully oak grained , this is today almost a lost art , although when I was a boy , every painter worth his salt would not only copy woods but also marble . |
| 16 | The latter would not only include animal manure but also marl , sand , seaweed where available , ash , and a host of other materials , not all of which were beneficial . |
| 17 | In the 1930s fears of bombing casualties in a future war led to government plans for the dispersal of the population ; dispersal , it was felt , would not only remove civilians from the highly vulnerable urban conurbations where blitzkreig bombing would be concentrated , but would also minimise casualties by spreading the population as thinly as possible . |
| 18 | Those candidates exercise their freedoms and I defend those freedoms — If the freedoms which Conservative Members say they want to uphold were so widespread , they would not only define freedom in terms of the power to own shares in a company but would seek to defend it in terms of being able to get a job in that company , in a country with getting on for 2.5 million unemployed . |
| 19 | How could he possibly think such a thing about her — that she would not only take drugs herself , but that she 'd willingly put him in horrific danger by acting as a kind of double agent ? |
| 20 | This would not only save money and help to curb the growth of the world 's stocks of separated plutonium ; it might also help to persuade Russia to dispose of its plutonium , rather than weaving an economic pipedream around it . |
| 21 | So linkage would not only turn Saddam into the colossus of the Gulf . |
| 22 | DBRW chairman Glyn Davies says the programme would not only increase opportunities for young people , but also the effectiveness of employers by making it easier for them to recruit suitable employees . |
| 23 | This would not only provide incentives to cut pollution but also act as a channel for transferring resources to developing countries . |
| 24 | I certainly have no objection to your publishing my name and address in the next issue of CONTACT and would hope that it would not only motivate people already over here in North America to get in touch with one another but also those at present studying in Salford who might have an interest in working here after graduation . |
| 25 | Even if later generations of beam weapons could provide better shields against nuclear attack , they would probably only buy time in the arms race . |
| 26 | ‘ I would n't only offer tea and biscuits , not even to you . ’ |
| 27 | Due to the difficulties of achieving fast even concentrations of gas in such large congested volumes , their adverse effect on human beings , and ineffectiveness on rapidly developing deep- seated carbonaceous fires , and halon systems will normally only have application to parts of the ancillary accommodation such as computer suites . |
| 28 | But even at the simplest level , the call line identification facility alone will not only improve communications and enhance the functionality of many office telephone systems , it will enable companies to offer a whole new range of personalised services ( see ACCOUNTANCY , April 1992 , pp 70-71 ) . |
| 29 | A neighbourly area with at least a few houses nearby will not only give company and a better community feeling but also add to security and safety . |
| 30 | The back of the palisade wall can be lined with polythene which will not only give protection against continuous wetting of the timber , but will also stop soil oozing through . |