Example sentences of "[not/n't] only [vb infin] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The arrival of computer graphics will not only facilitate a wider access to geometry but will be , in an important sense , integral to doing geometry . |
| 2 | The end results will not only create a higher standard of competence within the company directly related to each person 's individual role but also an enhancement and enrichment of that person 's own development and personal qualification . |
| 3 | That would not only cost a great deal of money , but put power once again into the hands of the National Union of Public Employees and the Confederation of Health Service Employees , which could then decide how hospitals were to be run . |
| 4 | A solution involving the secession of Eritrea , he said , " would not only bring a great deal of difficulty to Ethiopia , but also to a large number of other countries in similar positions " . |
| 5 | The ‘ Pater Nostra ’ organisation , which will care for physically and mentally handicapped people in Atea , expect to find that by owning their own tractor they will not only go a long way to becoming self-sufficient but will be able to hire out the tractor locally to enhance their income . |
| 6 | Henry had been involved in many of these discussions , had indeed had a pint with Dave Sprott to debate the issue , but when Elinor put the question to him he saw , suddenly , how he could not only perform a helpful , neighbourly act , and another last tribute , but also serve something that would , in all senses of the word , Finish 'Em . |
| 7 | He knows that that would not only cause a major upheaval in local government but would be followed shortly afterwards by other proposals . |
| 8 | Above all , as the Commission says , ‘ adopting a single currency rather than having national currencies with irrevocably fixed exchange rates would not only have a symbolic character . |
| 9 | Exposing oneself to the night can not only have a powerful personal effect , but , in modern cities , be very dangerous for a woman . |
| 10 | But the satellite companies will not only have a rising income from subscriptions and a need to invest it in their struggle for a credible share of the viewing audience . |
| 11 | Your choice will not only have a profound effect on your future life but also you will have a profound effect on the future life of whichever institution you finally decide upon . |
| 12 | At its best such a book will not only provide a satisfying solution to the murder puzzle which it still must have , but also at the same time the solution of the mystery should reveal finally what it was the novel had to say . |