Example sentences of "not [adv] as [v-ing] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | An invitation to sing in the cathedral encourages parishes to see it not only as providing expertise but also as receiving what other musicians can provide . |
| 2 | The Thatched House Society saw their role not only as releasing debtors but making sure they never had to rescue them again . |
| 3 | The government is experienced not merely as providing background amenities against which individuals pursue their choices , but as an external constraining and coercive organisation . |
| 4 | The breakthrough will come when all these players in the tourism game begin to market themselves not just as providing value for money , but value for the environment . |
| 5 | A stepping-stone for many people is through the arts seen not just as providing means of expression but also as giving meaning and helping to structure experience . |
| 6 | But ( in Helen Chadwick 's words ) " the draperies are n't there as titillating lingerie , but to intensify the decorativeness , because the greater the decoration , the greater the sense of transience . |