Example sentences of "not only [verb] [noun prp] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Not only does Moscow have a long-standing relationship with Baghdad , but the Middle east is uncomfortably close to its Muslim southern republics . |
| 2 | Not only does Scotland enjoy greater differences from England than Bavaria does from the rest of Germany ( in virtue of its legal system , Church and education system ) , its needs and those of Wales are dealt with by having Secretaries of State and Parliamentary Grand Committees . |
| 3 | Rather , not only does Sweden have the widest coverage of collective bargaining for manual and white-collar employees , along with well-developed workplace organisations , but most importantly member firms of the centralised employers ' body support trade union membership and encourage employees to join and remain in the union . |
| 4 | Not only does Britain have an immense problem coping with its own industrial waste , but it also takes on that of other countries . |
| 5 | Not only does Irenius decry the Irish appearance , making the bestial comparisons Spenser also proposes in the above passage , he also dwells on their uncivilised forms of fighting such as attacking suddenly with hit-and-run tactics . |
| 6 | Not only does Buffon try to relegate the pleasure of watching kittens at play to the level of a childish amusement , but he also suggests that this play is malicious because it involves acting out the killing of prey — the very skill for which mankind domesticated the cat in the first place . |
| 7 | Not only does Italy-Brazil represent many people 's ideal coupling for next summer 's World Cup final in Rome but this afternoon 's game also marks the first occasion the two countries have met since that afternoon seven years ago in Spain when the Italians dismissed Falcao , Zico , Junior et al , 3-2 on their way to winning the 1982 World Cup . |
| 8 | Furthermore , not only does Hilton imply that he is implementing his treatment of the subject in Scale 1 at the beginning of Scale 2 , there are also points in Scale 1 where he anticipates a development of his subject beyond that relevant for his immediate recipient . |
| 9 | Not only does Diana play the piano at home , she invariably has a background of classical music playing in her sitting-room and in her private study . |
| 10 | Not only does Nithard say in which vernacular languages the two kings addressed their men ( though he records the addresses in Latin ) , but he gives the ensuing oaths in vernacular texts that are among the earliest examples of Old High German and Old French . |
| 11 | Not only does Orlando explore gender issues and sexual politics , in which Swinton is interested , but it also presents a sweep of family history , with which she can identify ; the family line stretching back through time , the ancient portraits in which one can see one 's own features . |
| 12 | Not only did Gassendi take sense-experience to be the criterion or measure of truth , he also adopted Epicurus ' atomistic view of the universe . |
| 13 | Not only did Shearer fail to score , but Monkou also refused him licence for so much as a solitary shot at goal . |
| 14 | Not only did Pateman undertake lectures and courses for the Board , he was also chairman of the RCC 's adult education committee . |
| 15 | Not only did Devon beat them , they also lost to Wales . |
| 16 | Not only did Bushika become lost , he flew completely off the official map to land at Budapest international airport . |
| 17 | During the following days it became apparent to Merrill that not only did Luke mean to keep Rob 's nose well and truly to the grindstone , but he did n't intend to take the pressure off her either — although , in fairness , she had to admit that Luke worked harder than both of them . |
| 18 | Again early in the second half he was just wide , but after 49 minutes he did succeed when not only did Wakefield collapse a scrum but they were also offside . |
| 19 | ‘ Did you enjoy seeing your father 's studio ? ’ she suddenly asked and it seemed to Jenna that not only did Alain stiffen alarmingly but Marguerite appeared to ice over . |
| 20 | Not only did Wilson have a good ‘ pair of ears ’ , in musicbiz speak , but she was also a formidable negotiator , tenacious in the pursuit of acts she wanted to sign , and in fighting her corner over day-to-day interdepartmental matters . |
| 21 | Not only did George have to fend for himself but he had to protect and feed Lennie so there was a very large responsibility on him . |
| 22 | Not only did ITV want concepts , they also wanted expertise , and that determined an import drive . |
| 23 | ( Indeed , not only did Beccaria use the concept of utility , but Bentham himself acknowledged his intellectual debt to Beccaria in the most fulsome terms and is even believed to have first encountered the phrase ‘ the greatest happiness of the greatest number ’ in Beccaria 's master work : see Beccaria , 1963 : x-xi , 9 . ) |
| 24 | Not only did Andrew meet Pete at the Guide Dog Centre , he also met his wife-to-be . |
| 25 | Not only did John make full appearances in Palace 's promotion side of 1968–69 , but he absolutely relished the challenge of Division One and , unless you saw him there for the Palace you will simply never know just what he did for us . |
| 26 | Not only did Annie make elderflower lemonade as a refreshing summer drink , but elderberry syrup was a warming and beneficial cordial in the winter . |