Example sentences of "not [adv] [vb base] [pron] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is not entirely clear what factors the court must take into account when creating the hypothetical similar child . |
| 2 | Not much doubt he slipped in there and went to earth in the shed , for some purpose of his own . |
| 3 | The unkind things your husband says to you not only make you feel bad but also make him feel better . |
| 4 | The lights on your vehicle not only help you see , but let other drivers see you , both at night and in poor visibility during the day . |
| 5 | Colin and John wish to thank White 's Electronics for the posters , key-rings and badges they supplied and Denise Rushton , who not only let them have exhibition space free of charge , but also travelled from Leicester to Telford to meet them on the day . |
| 6 | ‘ Not only have we lost a centre-half , we have also lost the leadership of Gough — his absence is a big blow . ’ |
| 7 | We must prove to the world that not only have we grown rapidly , but that we are now a mature company and an industry leader . |
| 8 | If the right hon. Gentleman examines completely what has happened during the past year with that objective in mind , he will find that not only have we cut inflation , as I have just said , but we have cut interest rates . |
| 9 | So I hope , very much , that erm , at the end of the current financial year , I shall be able to give a even more optimistic erm , report , that not only have we brought the current account deficit under control , but that in fact , the organisation is in a much healthier financial position for the long term . |
| 10 | But not only have we had the Great Fire of London we 've had other disasters in the country apart from disasters of the Great War and the er Second World War . |
| 11 | Not only have we put together the world 's most brilliant album with ‘ Ruby Trax ’ , but our launch for said fund-raising collection proved to be a veritable celeb magnet . |
| 12 | Not only have we got young people from all the political parties involved , but we 've also got Sir Geoffrey Howe , John Smith , David Owen , Lord Jenkins , in other words one senior representative from each of the major political parties has agreed to be a patron er so that shows that it is a cross-party initiative . |
| 13 | So as you can see not only have we designed a gas cooker which looks impressive in the most modern of kitchens or traditional wooden cabinetry . |
| 14 | The purpose of of these four orders , which I must say I greatly welcome , it is one of the , the most beneficial things to come out of the B C C I er disaster er and er i if I can say in in effectively in answer to everything the honourable gentleman for Great Grimsby said and he and I have debated on many occasions , if fact usually on the television not on the floor of the house , but er an an an an because of it for not quite so long either , er but erm th the point I would make to his is that really what he was saying was th that what went wrong with B C C I is that Price Waterhouse knew there was fraud and did n't say so and that wha what Lord Justice Bingham pointed out was that there is a clear conflict of interest between the interest of the client who they work for and the public interest and that what needed , what was needed was some amendment to the banking act to clarify that and that is precisely what er this order actually does and you ca n't really er Madam Deputy Speaker , expect anyone to really seriously criticise the government when in actual fact not only have they come up with the regulation to deal with that but they 've also gone further and said we will apply this to financial services and to building societies and to insurance companies as well , just to be absolutely sure . |
| 15 | Not only have they suffered the nightmares of the civil war , but as each day has passed , they 've known that their daughter has moved a stage closer to death . |
| 16 | And not only have they consumed practically a quart of maple ice-cream , but just before I came in here they were ordering some pizzas ! |
| 17 | And while acknowledging that some women wreak inhumanity on others , Kennedy argues that jailed mothers are crushed by a double burden ; not only have they broken the law , but they feel ( as does society ) that they have failed their children . |
| 18 | Not only have they made it worse , they knew they would ; even if they genuinely thought their policies were somehow better for Britain as a whole , they knew damn well they 'd put hundreds of thousands of people out of work , and Saatchi & Saatchi must have known that , too , if they 'd bothered to think . |
| 19 | So not only have they got the cheap labour , they 've got the cheap and highly effective machinery . |
| 20 | Not only have they continued vigilantly to oppose the many external threats to the countryside , but they have developed an awareness that the rural environment is also being subverted from within — by farmers and landowners , and the demands of modern agricultural practice . |
| 21 | ‘ Not only have I eaten , I have eaten adequately twice today . |
| 22 | Not only have I lost a whole tankful of young swords , but also young Apistogramma cacotuodes and more recently young Aulonacara nyassae , all within two to five hours of feeding apparently clean , washed tubifex . |
| 23 | Not only have I received representations from the Apparel , Knitting and Textiles Alliance , but my right hon. Friend and I have had most useful discussions with it . |
| 24 | Not only have I got a career that I can earn money from . |
| 25 | ‘ Not only have I got skin even the Elephant Man would have rejected , but I 'm fat as well ? ’ |
| 26 | Not only have I learned that soon I will not only be responsible for myself but a small vulnerable child who for many years to come will be under my protection , but I have also gained an inner strength that I never knew I was capable of having . |
| 27 | Not only have I used whisky instead of the brandy usually specified in pork and liver pâté recipes , which is a question of only about two , but two important , tablespoons to 1½ lb. of the mixture , but I have resorted also to rum ( white rum is especially useful in the kitchen ) and to gin for the same purpose , and the results have been excellent . |
| 28 | And not only have I found whisky successful as an alternative to cognac and armagnac in many fish and poultry dishes , but it has frequently had to do duty instead of Calvados in Norman dishes of veal , pork , pheasant and apples . |
| 29 | Not only have you achieved a real goal , well , almost , but from now on there will be no more excuses , no more ‘ false ceilings ’ for projects and ambitions — this is just the beginning of a very new and different life for you . |
| 30 | Not only have you given me your love , freely , but you have made me able to face life again , without fear , be able to face Mama and Papa when I next see them , enabled me to love again , with all my heart . |