Example sentences of "not [adv] [vb -s] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When bees go food-collecting in the tropics , it 's not necessarily flowers they 're after — for Trigona hypogea , a dead toad will do just as well . |
| 2 | At this point the whole argument not only takes us back to the eighteenth-century speculations about poetry versus reason , but begins to tie in with recent neurological discoveries concerning the workings of the two halves of the human brain which have been derived from experimentally induced conditions of aphasia . |
| 3 | The ruling not only hurts me but every other artist ’ , Koons added . |
| 4 | The weaving horse not only swings its head and neck , but also the front end of its body from side to side . |
| 5 | This not only determines what central government will spend itself , but also influences what other public agencies , including local authorities , will spend . |
| 6 | The market not only drives our product development but also our business culture . |
| 7 | Griffin kills one of his rejects who he suspects of sending him death threats but such is his oily smoothness that he not only conceals his guilt from lady cop Whoopi Goldberg , but also has the wherewithal to outmaneouvre a pretender to his throne . |
| 8 | This not only hides it from predators but ensures that its soft body does not dry out . |
| 9 | Television not only gets its news stories in the same way as newspapers , it gets most of its feature stories from the very tabloids it is so fond of attacking . |
| 10 | Instead Arnold smashes it out of that frightening rough , and not only gets it past the cross-bunkers but lands it pin high just on the edge of the green . |
| 11 | Composers are notoriously fickle when it comes to performing their own music , but with a few exceptions ( the first part of the Diptyque being the most obvious , where the innumerable pauses , rallentandos and general changes of speed , not to mention more than a few smudges and slips , have no basis in the printed score ) Messiaen not only fulfils his own written requirements , but does so with utter conviction and persuasiveness . |
| 12 | Insofar as ‘ History ’ names the horizon of totalization of those ethico-political meanings that point in the direction of social change , it here not only loses its single meaning , but threatens to lose even the bases on which its meaning is constituted . |
| 13 | Indeed , the hero of the tale , Jean , son of the count of Dammartin , not only inherits his father 's French lordships but the earldom of Oxford as well . |
| 14 | This not only enables them easily to recheck particular information if they need to , but it also has the effect of encouraging them to consult a wider range of sources of information . |
| 15 | The Casio STR 1000 , not only offers you superb styling and unrivalled precision to unc sec , but also includes functions invaluable to your sport . |
| 16 | This not only separates him from his brothers but also from God and is disastrous . |
| 17 | In arguing , one not only expresses one 's own position , but seeks to criticize , and thereby to negate , the counter-position . |
| 18 | certain shoe companies , namely Karhu and New Balance , offer a more precise assessment with fitting machines which not only measures your feet but also indicate foot type . |
| 19 | He first appears speaking prose ( As You Like It , I.ii.149 ) , but when Orlando not only defeats his wrestler but reveals his identity as the youngest son of Sir Rowland de Boys , the Duke moves up to verse to give his displeasure more force ( 224ff . ) . |
| 20 | It would be uncharitable to suggest that the lead makers prefer this line because it not only keeps them in business , but shifts the immediate cost to the motorist and gives the motor components business a chance to make more money . |
| 21 | This not only keeps it in place , but it also feels nice for your partner and means you can stroke yourself at the same time . |
| 22 | Not only does their body temperature not regulate efficiently , but they are not aware that they are very cold or very hot . |
| 23 | Not only does their health become more problematic , but their income drops — at least in the case of those without substantial private means . |
| 24 | And what living or organic forms of data such as continuous updated accounts , or records of employment or social benefit are preserved Not only does their documentation create a problem , but the intellectual definition of what constitutes a record is clearly troublesome . |
| 25 | Not only does one wonder what embarrassment might have occurred to warrant it but the propriety in not claiming the Ladies ' door and leading to a lavatory in the way the men 's clearly does , is a reminder of the delicacy of those times . |
| 26 | Not only does her twitchy , alcohol-guzzling character Patsy curl me up in giggles , but her sexy new look means I 'm now glued to the box every Thursday night . |
| 27 | Certainly give them , yeah and I said Joan will tell you not only does her but the table that he sits on and the wall around it , |
| 28 | Not only does its technology guarantee absolute consistency of product quality ; it also enables us to ensure ready availability in the face of a continued growth in demand . |
| 29 | Foolish indeed is he who supposes that the music is only an excuse for the parties ; not only does everyone go , but everyone has opinions . |
| 30 | Not only does our understanding of the universe change as the centuries go by : it improves . |