Example sentences of "[not/n't] [adv] [verb] more [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ordinands do not necessarily have more imagination than others . |
| 2 | So now the pressure on the broker is not only to do more business but to do it in exactly their way . ’ |
| 3 | To meet this point I think one must say that Bentham 's view was , in effect , that a right action must not only do more good than harm , but must also be such that neither the particular good it does , nor any other comparable good which might have substituted for it , could have been achieved at less cost in terms of harm done . |
| 4 | He reckoned that Biblical Christianity not only made more sense than any other religion or philosophy , but also it was the only one that had the power to produce real holiness of life in genuine believers . |
| 5 | This not only supplies more power , but also enables you to get close enough to the board to put your foot on it . |
| 6 | In fact sir , the County Council 's figures produced in another appendix , ca n't lay my hands on it at the moment , had put this figure in as three thousand six hundred and fifty , but the nub of those two things are , that over that six month period , we 're not only seeing more houses built but we have more consented , and that has n't affected the residue that appears in the rest of these schedules . |
| 7 | Mr Stewart said he was sure the centre would not only allow more organisations to win EC backing but , more importantly , would lead to the implementation of research and development in the form of new products and new processes in UK companies . |
| 8 | This way you 'll not only get more personality into the room but you 'll also go more slowly , giving yourself more time to think around problems . |
| 9 | We launched this draw not only to encourage more people to enjoy ‘ old York ’ , but also to give them the opportunity to experience the excitement of New York . ’ |
| 10 | As people get wealthier right , one of the , they not only demand more goods , but they demand a wider variety of what is essentially or what can be classified as the same good . |
| 11 | It is notable that , on the final French campaign of 1449–50 , carefully and confidently organised by the king , and carried out by a much-reformed army , the majority of fortified places did not resist , preferring to open their gates to the side which not only controlled more firepower but claimed with greater vigour to represent legitimate and effective rule . |
| 12 | they are less economistic than men , that is they do not only seek more rewards ; |
| 13 | The skilled negotiator , on the other hand , asks questions not only to gain more information and understanding but also as an alternative to disagreeing bluntly and as a means of putting forward suggestions ( ie possible courses of action said as questions . |
| 14 | This rechunking of the text may be an idiosyncratic adjustment on the part of the German translator , as it appears that German does not generally favour more breaks than English . |
| 15 | The aim of animal breeders is not just to produce more animals but to produce better animals . |
| 16 | By a similar token , the president can not possibly grant more responsibility to his wife . |
| 17 | Dorothy had ‘ not often felt more regret ’ than she did that day . |
| 18 | But the Conservative Government has not simply spent more money on the NHS . |
| 19 | Capitanchik : Now while this wo n't necessarily create more jobs , it means better employment for your people , does n't it ? |
| 20 | Erm it is n't necessarily dirtier than the average street , it does n't necessarily have more dog shit or more paper strewn around it but neither does it have a , any sense of activity within it . |
| 21 | The black-and-white images can be converted to false colour by computer , which looks much prettier , and is easier to interpret by eye , although it does n't really give more information . |