Example sentences of "[not/n't] [adv] to [noun sg] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Bill gives the Secretary of State wide-ranging new powers , relating not only to capping but to the vast number of orders and regulations that he will be able to issue , and even to the grants that will be given to London 's voluntary organisations . |
| 2 | This use of language is poetic and characterized by the intention being applied not only to content but also to its specific form . |
| 3 | It seems essential that critical studies should be undertaken to examine the consequences not only to agriculture but also to visual amenity , recreation , conservation , etc , of alternative afforestation strategies . |
| 4 | That problem , moreover , related not only to furnishing but to architecture , where the Rule of Taste was in similar disarray . |
| 5 | Nevertheless one can hardly hope to discuss knowledge in a language any less metaphorical than Descartes ' ( I have myself a few paragraphs back analogized not only to seeing but to ‘ glimpsing ’ and being ‘ illuminated ’ by a ‘ flash ’ , not only to clarity but to drawing a ‘ clear line ’ ) . |
| 6 | Abusive or excessive drinking is harmful not only to society but to the long-term interests of the industry as well . |
| 7 | The high numbers of deer cause damage not only to farming and forestry but also to the natural environment — overgrazing , for example , has almost totally blocked regeneration in many of Scotland 's native woods . |
| 8 | It is also held that freedom of expression is applicable not only to information or ideas favourably received but also to those that ‘ offend , shock or disturb either the State or any sector of the population ’ . |
| 9 | All plant has been specifically designed for multi-purpose usage so it can be easily adapted to many different chemical processes , enabling Fluka to adopt a versatile and flexible approach not only to production but also to specific customer developments in which they are actively seeking to become involved . |
| 10 | Allocations relate not only to borrowing but also to expenditure ( that is , loan sanction is given in line with expenditure allocations ) and are determined nationally to meet government public expenditure targets . |
| 11 | Maria has to pretend not only to Glass that she no longer loves Leonard , but to Leonard too . |
| 12 | Train your eyes not merely to look but also to see . |
| 13 | ‘ Social responsibility for the librarian , then , means responsibility not simply to society as it is , but to the society of the future and the past . |