Example sentences of "only [vb base] [pers pn] [adv] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | and quite honestly , I think they not only do they not bring them up to do , I mean useful like that , but I thought Ken 's his family never showed any affection any warmth , any caring , any love , and I would do anything for anyone if they just say thank you , but with Ken |
| 2 | Not only do they not remember the actions and funny voices , but , when asked if they even knew who Rudyard Kipling was , Max said : ‘ Of course we do , Mom — the Iranians are trying to assassinate him . ’ |
| 3 | Not only do they seldom produce roots for anchorage or absorption of plant foods , but most develop turions , or winter buds , and effectively disappear during the autumn . |
| 4 | This is hardly surprising since not only do they still confer enormous discretion on magistrates , but in any case they are only advisory . |
| 5 | Not only do we not talk about death , but we do everything we can to hide it from view and pretend that mortality is just a myth . |
| 6 | In other words , not only do we not have in front of us an exact cost for the works that are being voted through in this Bill — we have to go on the basis of an outdated figure of £1.4 billion , which is in itself an enormous amount — but the Government are saying that they do not have the foggiest idea whether the amount involved will accord with their investment criteria . |
| 7 | Not only do we not get from the Enlightenment an understanding of human nature that is under the curse of the fall , neither do we get a true understanding of men and women made in the image of God . |
| 8 | Not only do we not know what these units should be ( e.g. phones , diphones , syllables , etc ) , there are few if any acoustic cues to the boundaries between such units . |
| 9 | Not only do we not enjoy what we eat ; in many instances we do not even notice what it tastes like . |
| 10 | Not only do we already have such a statement in the apostle 's creed , but theological it 's in a different realm . |
| 11 | ‘ Not only do you not wear a wedding-ring , but you have the air , the aura of sexual uncertainty which belies a history of nights spent in connubial bliss . ’ |
| 12 | Unless you return to the UK with my business , not only do you not have a job , but the whole future of Grantham and Marsh is on the line . ’ |