Example sentences of "not [adv] [verb] this [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Not only does this protect against actions of defamation but also against any criminal charges . |
| 2 | Not only does this protect them from larger fish , it is easier to ensure they are being fed , since the powder food stays within the confines of the net and I now have 14 miniature mollies swimming free in the tank , all of which seem healthy , feeding on adult food . |
| 3 | Not only does this protect the target 's shareholders but it also ensures that the target is not subjected to the disruption caused by frivolous bids or , for example , announcements designed to fuel an increase in the target 's share price through the expectation of an offer merely so that the potential offeror can sell its stake in the target at a profit . |
| 4 | In men , cats and rats , the prevention of REM sleep by selective awakenings results in increased amounts of this sleep stage on recovery , as if what had been " missed " was then being " made up " , suggesting that not only does this sleep stage have its own drive mechanism , but it may have an important function . |
| 5 | Not only does this mean that the rural population is not being fully utilised in terms of labour power , it also means they are too poor to provide a substantial market for industry . |
| 6 | Not only does this mean that science is handled by a senior member of the Canadian cabinet — a tax lawyer who once said that the last thing that Canada needs is more tax lawyers — but also it means that science and technology are seen as a part of the process of economic development . |
| 7 | Not only does this mean that the accountancy profession is not likely to encounter money laundering to any major extent , but also the relatively few transactions that pass through their hands are more identifiable and hence those that relate to money laundering are more likely to be recognised . |
| 8 | Not only does this mean that you are more likely to get at the truth , but it is also likely to be more fruitful for whatever purpose you have in mind . |
| 9 | Not only does this ignore a whole aspect of local state activity — that which opposes the centre — but it also reduces social relations between active human agents to purely functional operations . |
| 10 | Not only does this make collision avoidance more likely , but it also dramatically reduces the severity of the consequences for the pedestrian . |
| 11 | Not only does this make it difficult to test the theory empirically , but it also creates problems regarding recommendations for intervention . |
| 12 | The naming is crucial , for not only does this make it possible to contrast one kind of relationship with another , it also allows the group as a collectivity to determine what the " proper " behavioural concomitants of the relationship should be . |
| 13 | Not only does this facilitate learning of social skills from factors within the drama , but it also allows those involved to develop their self-esteem . |
| 14 | Not only does this enable blind people to follow the liturgy but it also makes it possible for those who wish to become readers . |
| 15 | Not only does this enable blind people to follow the liturgy but it also makes it possible for those who wish to become readers . |
| 16 | Not only does this give sufficient length of focus , it happens to match an important break in post-war economic experience , for Britain and for the world at large . |
| 17 | Not only does this give the manager more opportunity to spend the amount much more quickly , but it also takes it out of the accountant 's hands : accountants decide when cash is paid but managers and suppliers decide when invoices are issued . |
| 18 | Not only does this ensure rapid response and lower noise levels ; it also means that the heating and ventilation work when the Clio is at a standstill . |
| 19 | Not only does this result confirm that the rhythm we measure under normal circumstances ( in fig. 1.1 , for example ) has an external as well as an internal cause but also it enables us to compare their size . |
| 20 | Not only does this result in uncertainty about the future of projects funded through Making Belfast Work but it also creates inter-departmental friction and runs counter to the findings of the government scrutiny report of funding of voluntary agencies , which said funding should be tied to departmental objectives . |
| 21 | Not only does this result in a more palatable food but the extrusion process makes the food more digestable and therefore more nutritious . |
| 22 | Not only does this branch of urban sociology have a non-special theoretical object ( viz. everything which takes place within an urban setting ) but it has a different and non-explicit : the process of acculturation to modern society , i.e. to American society . |
| 23 | Not only does this clarify the nature of the authorities competent to issue and execute letters rogatory but it makes mandatory as between parties to the Protocol the use of Central Authorities both for the outward transmission and inward receipt of letters rogatory ; that there is an obligation to designate a Central Authority , a matter not wholly clear in the text of the Convention , is specifically provided in Article 2 of the Protocol . |
| 24 | Not only does this represent a great deal of voluntary work , but it also shows how the writer has taken elements from Roald Dahl 's The enormous crocodile , remodelling the book to meet his own needs . |
| 25 | Not only does this offer a fuel cycle that gives energetic charged particles — raising the hope of generating electricity without going through the heat/steam-raising cycle — but also it does away with the fast neutrons that can damage the materials of a fusion reactor and at the same time produce a radiation hazard for workers . |
| 26 | Not only does this increase costs and emphasise differences between richer and poorer children but it also contributes to a very inflexible and inefficient distribution of learning materials , since under this system ‘ shared ’ material is never bought — only class texts — and it is by no means uncommon to find that as a result a class may end up with only two or three books at its disposal , all in multiple copies . |
| 27 | Not only does this allow the clinical group to monitor and modify their own treatment programmes but subsequently through the introduction of costing systems enable clinicians and managers to come together to plan case-mix and future service patterns . |
| 28 | Not only does this allow it to ‘ grasp ’ the ground more firmly , but it also allows the toes to splay out when the goat is descending an icy slope , giving more effective braking power . |
| 29 | Not only does this constrain Britain 's ability to win the internal-trade argument , it makes her position less than dominant on the question of Europe 's attitude to the development of trade with third countries . |
| 30 | Not only does this provide us with the content to be taught , but it also lays the foundation on which final assessment can be based ; however , before we can devise our objectives , two further collections of information are needed . |