Example sentences of "only [be] [pron] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Not only are they a natural weak point , they also entrap any intersecting line and form an unwelcome hazard . |
| 2 | John T. Reid , not only are you a religious groupie , a thwarted poet of the Romantic School , a fitness freak , a possible paedophile , you are an artistic snob as well … |
| 3 | If you can share a job when all around are losing theirs , not only are you a big man , but an unselfish one . |
| 4 | Even if one may offer alternative solutions for some of the actual tempo relationships Devos establishes , he is surely on safer ground than is William Christie in his more recent recording ( Harmonia Mundi HMC 901298 ) , where not only are there no audible attempts to establish tempo relationships , except where the composer does not call for them ( as we shall see ) , but the tactus lurches from 72 to 85 to 66 and then 96 in the first four tempos employed , and the tempo within sections is seriously disturbed on several occasions by extravagant rallentandos . |
| 5 | Erm I do n't understand and all of that but what we quickly did , we assessed the seven thousand er and the actual environmental benefit means instead of a vehicle every three point five seconds on the A sixty one , there 'll only be one every four point eight seconds . |
| 6 | Not only were they the longest hours they had ever been called upon to endure , but the coldest . |
| 7 | Not only were there no great causes left , as Look Back in Anger would have it . |
| 8 | It is a sad sight for not only is it a famous Belfast landmark but to anyone who has spent an enjoyable evening there taking in anything from a popular musical to a classic play it must feel like a personal loss . |
| 9 | Not only is it a bad conductor of heat — so putting up running costs — but the fur can reduce the effective internal diameter of a pipe and can eventually lead leaking , immersion heaters burning out , and noises in the water heating system . |
| 10 | Not only is it an American plane that is responsible for the dreadful situation in which we find ourselves , but it was someone in America who was ultimately responsible . |
| 11 | It is dealt with first because not only is it an important form of legal control through the tort of nuisance , but it is a prerequisite to understanding the controls afforded by the Public Health legislation , discussed in Chapter 3 . |
| 12 | Not only is it the largest in the world in volume ( $11 billion in loans and grants in 1991 ) , but its untied ratio ( 79.7% in 1991 ) is the highest in the world . |
| 13 | He had repeated once more that the central position in the Peace Alliance belonged to the Labour Party " for not only is it the largest opposition party , but it represents the essential core for any progressive alliance — the working class " . |
| 14 | They 're also continuing their campaign against the use of mineral oil in cosmetics , claiming that not only is it the most animal tested cosmetic ingredient , but there are also fears it may be carcinogenic . |
| 15 | ‘ Not only is he a good ball winner , he makes good angles and scores regularly . |
| 16 | Not only is he a tremendous prospect as an off-spinner , he averaged 38 last season , so he 's a useful middle-order batsman , too . |
| 17 | Not only is Jesus the only saviour but he 's also a presence saviour not for the future or the passed , but he is there now and he says now , Paul to the Corinthians now is the acceptable time , now is the day of salvation , not to be put off , not to wait until you 're older until this is settled and till that 's done and you 've had this experience or that experience , now is the accepted time , he is the presence saviour , he is not a saviour for you tomorrow , you do n't know what tomorrow will bring but he is a saviour for the present for now , also he is a complete saviour in Hebrews seven twenty five he is able to save forever , those who draw near to God since he always lives to make intercession for them and finally not only is he a complete saviour , but he will actually save you , not the person beside you , do n't worry about that he will actually save you , there in Romans chapter ten , thirteen , for whoever , for whoever will call upon the name of the Lord will be saved and so the invitation 's to you and it 's to me , it 's to us as individuals , are there a few that 's gon na be saved . |
| 18 | Not only is there no central vanishing point , but the perspective , rather than being convergent is actually divergent , so that the roof tops and sides of the buildings are often broadest at their furthest ends , and have the effect of opening up , fan-wise , on to the picture plane . |
| 19 | Not only is there no guaranteed right in English law to protest but neither is there any guaranteed right to hold a public meeting . |
| 20 | And as one of Althusser 's commentators reminds us , ‘ Not only is there no special reason to believe that the subjects constituted and distributed by these mechanisms should be constituted so as to ‘ understand ’ the mechanisms by which they are constituted but , on the contrary , it is a condition of operation of many of the mechanisms that they are not understood by the subjects they ‘ constitute ’ . ’ |
| 21 | Extensive experience with decriminalisation in Holland shows that not only is there no accompanying surge in consumption — allowing for the inrush of addicts from more restrictive countries — but related crime falls when drugs are legalised . |
| 22 | Not only is there a great depth to the pressure for change , but it also exists on an enormously wide number of fronts — from the National Curriculum through assessment and on to open enrolment and the local management of schools and ( for some ) beyond that to grant maintained status or other ‘ exotics ’ . |
| 23 | Not only is there a continuing fear of firms corrupting politicians in the search for contracts , this close connection between industry and the military is seen as a threat to the balance of the American economy . |
| 24 | Not only is there a significant relationship between the two , but this relationship remains significant even when comparisons are made within individual junctions , a procedure which leaves no significant effect on recall of estimated risk , number of vehicles seen or the time spent at the junction . |
| 25 | Not only is there a significant day to day variation in faecal bile acid excretion , but faecal bile acid concentrations may vary between different areas of the same stool . |
| 26 | These producer 's lives are not easy though : not only is there a constant pressure on TV bosses to axe unprofitable baby programmes , but their lives are a constant struggle to be simple without being simple-minded , to give information without being dull , and to work in one of the most sophisticated media ever invented without losing that childlike sense of wonder . |
| 27 | Not only is there the assumed rejection of surplus narrative already referred to but there is also the search for the truth of the body . |
| 28 | Not only is there the close description of individual tasks such as cleaning pewter or cooking , but the whole perspective of the poem is that of the servant . |
| 29 | Most planning decisions are administrative acts against which appeal lies only to the secretary of state , but in the case of a determination of whether or not planning permission is required , the question is a mixed one of fact and law : thus not only is there the normal right of appeal against the local authority 's decision to the secretary of state , there is also a right of appeal against his decision to the High Court . |
| 30 | Indeed , not only was there a tremendous rapport between the members of the company , there was also a recognizable repartee between them , led by Ken , which was so fast that unless he actually knew the language , a stranger was in foreign territory . |