Example sentences of "but also [verb] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The members ' rights of ownership entitle them not only to make decisions personally about how their property is to be used , but also to delegate that power to others , and they are free to stipulate what degree of control they require over the discretion ceded by them . |
| 2 | Thus , CR-1409 not only abrogates the tropic effect of CCK on pancreatic growth but also inhibits functional stimulation of the exocrine cell . |
| 3 | These compounds not only prevent schistosomiasis , but also prevent abnormal cell-division . |
| 4 | For example , carbon in fresh water can have a variety of sources , including atmospheric carbon dioxide , but also soil humic material and limestone ( calcium carbonate ) . |
| 5 | Not only can he build up and improve the fertility of his land , but also exploit that fertility up to and beyond its latent potential . |
| 6 | Gil Robles had a ‘ tactic ’ of his own , involving a gradual advance towards ‘ full power ’ and a transformation of the Republic into what , it seemed likely , would be a ‘ corporate state ’ inspired by Catholic principles but also bearing some resemblance to Italian fascism . |
| 7 | He seldom moves away from the viewpoint of a professor in a well-established university , whose vocation is not only its own reward but also deserves public support for its ultimate benefits to humanity . |
| 8 | Pictures not only freezing for ever moments of history , but also providing ample testimony to the endeavours of photographers themselves . |
| 9 | Makita power tools are the very best quality and are built to industrial standards , not only to take hard work , but also to incorporate many safety features . |
| 10 | However , this fails to acknowledge a fundamental axiom of social work practice ; namely that language not only reflects but also shapes social reality . |
| 11 | For the first time since Heaven , Ace thought of Julian , and the times they had sat in worn green leather armchairs , the hum of traffic from the A40 outside making waves in their glasses , knowing that the barman thought they were underage but also knowing that Ace intimidated him so much that he would n't say anything . |
| 12 | The photocopier , for example , not only reduces pressure and demand upon publishing houses , but also allows newly-composed music to be tried out in manuscript before seeking the permanency which publishing provides . |
| 13 | Individual nuclear family units not only provide the maximum number of outlets for commodity production , but also facilitate social control . |
| 14 | As was usual with the rulers of the British empire , moral display served a dual purpose , being intended not only to improve native character but also to stimulate native loyalty . |
| 15 | Yet as the war dragged on it served not only to increase the regime 's unpopularity but also to give new leverage to the forces of opposition . |
| 16 | And , too , its past : ‘ Behind punk 's favoured ‘ cut-ups ’ lay hints of disorder , of breakdown and category confusion : a desire not only to erode racial and gender boundaries but also to confuse chronological sequence by mixing up details from different periods . ’ |
| 17 | At its best , this is a planned approach , designed not only to maximise potential benefits to the company , but also to minimise possible damage . |
| 18 | Next month I shall be writing about the rib transfer carriage , another small accessory that not only does a good job but also helps that neck ache ! |
| 19 | Actual workers would only be recruited once there were clients who needed care , but the development officers began to make contact with potential sources of support worker recruitment , for example , churches and church groups , women 's groups ( Women 's Institute , Mother 's Union , Young Wives ) , tenants ' associations , community centres ; they gave talks to meetings of these groups when possible , partly in order to fulfil another of their roles : to increase general awareness , understanding and tolerance of dementia , but also to reach possible support workers . |
| 20 | If we set up tasks which ask children to plan what happens at the end of their plays , we not only eradicate the tension , but also lose considerable learning opportunities . |
| 21 | A second test reservoir needed less pressure but also retrieved less heat . |
| 22 | Durán , 70 , a former mayor of the capital , Quito , and an unsuccessful candidate for the presidency on two previous occasions , received most votes in the central highlands but also drew significant support in the western coastal regions . |
| 23 | But the Big Ideas that start in this country now quickly travel abroad , where they not only get produced at high speed , at low cost , and with great efficiency , but also undergo continuous development and improvement . |
| 24 | The meeting at Münchengrätz in 1833 had increased his confidence not only vis-à-vis the Ottoman Empire but also in respect of the West , for Austria and Russia ( and subsequently Prussia ) had agreed not only to maintain the integrity of the Sultan 's possessions , but also to guarantee each other 's Polish territories and to assist any established regime which found itself threatened by insurgents . |
| 25 | Fanciful spray patterns can be created with special adaptors that not only vary the height and shape of the traditional fountain , but also produce unusual water patterns . |
| 26 | In particular , they addressed the issue of the attachment of prepositional phrases and relative clauses , but also considered anaphoric reference and the interpretation of dangling modifiers . |
| 27 | This not only provides a dazzling display which might confuse the predator , but also gives each antelope the advantage of safety in numbers within the fleeing herd . |
| 28 | On the other hand , the presence of a response is highly informative since it not only indicates the presence of a stimulus but also gives some information about the location of the stimulus relative to the centre of the receptive field . |
| 29 | More and more , in other words , these now possessed the means not merely to carry out foreign policy but also to study foreign policy questions in some depth . |
| 30 | Governing bodies must develop strategies for cooperation across LEAs which enable them not only to share some resources , but also to apply greater pressure on decisions about the size of the education budget . |