Example sentences of "only do it [vb infin] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , I could see his logic , which was that not only did it burn about three times as much wood as an enclosed stove but the draught from the chimney sucked up a considerable amount of the underfloor heating , and even though it cost us nothing , it was poor economics . |
| 2 | Not only did it work perfectly , but the output was indistinguishable from the 550C . |
| 3 | Not only did it emerge largely intact , it has been busy setting up shadowy ‘ national salvation committees ’ in whose name the army has been operating . |
| 4 | Nonetheless I must stand my ground and restate that not only did it happen then , but it is getting worse ! |
| 5 | For not only does it burn off on average up to 100 calories for every 15 minutes of activity , but the raised BMR can continue to burn off calories for several hours after exercising is over . |
| 6 | Not only does it go faster but it is also more controllable and better-protected . |
| 7 | Yet not only does it summon up that tradition , it physically presents it . |
| 8 | Loud noise from passing vehicles is doubly unwelcome because , not only does it drown out the wanted sound , but it also causes the camcorder 's automatic gain control to lower the recording level ; this generally takes some seconds to return to normal after the disturbance , during which time the wanted sound is not recorded properly . |