Example sentences of "that not [adv] did " in BNC.
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| 1 | The next paragraph says that not only did Lord Young cut the published penalty clause for BAe from £650 million to £400 million as disclosed in the National Audit Office memorandum , but offered ‘ a private side-letter ’ waiving the penalty ‘ the text of which would be agreed with BAe in advance ’ . |
| 2 | He argued that not only did the technology bring safer products , but it could cut the number of chemical steps in production , and simplify the manufacturing process , lead to more effective use of chemical plant and improve return on capital investment . |
| 3 | The wind screeched in his ears , making consecutive thought almost impossible so that not only did he have to struggle in desperate conflict with the conditions but had also to fight to hold to his concentration . |
| 4 | This meant that not only did the boots weigh more than a small car , but I was obliged to wear four pairs of socks to stop my feet moving about in them and turning my heels into chilli con carne . |
| 5 | Wilkinson points out that not only did the system of job rotation create immediate psychological advantages ( ’ … the staff like it , they like the change … ’ was one comment ) , but there were also direct economic advantages for management . |
| 6 | Kunstavisen reports in its March/April number that not only did many artists protest because they were not on the list but one contacted them to say that he had lost the possibility of a big exhibition because he had not been included . |
| 7 | It had become clear to the garrison that not only did the doctors sometimes apply different remedies to the same illness , in certain cases these remedies were diametrically opposed to each other . |
| 8 | An investigation by Allan ( 1979 ) , for instance , found that not only did the middle class have more friends , but they were also drawn from a greater variety of social settings and over a wider geographical area . |
| 9 | He found that not only did the States that failed to ratify the amendment have larger populations of both religious fundamentalists and political conservatives , but also that States which had opposed earlier civil rights amendments ( the 19th on women 's suffrage and the 26th on youth suffrage ) also tended to oppose the ERA . |
| 10 | The main point here is that not only did the Labour leaders reject the left 's version of the social contract with its new emphasis on a radical industrial policy , but also they increasingly came to question even the Crosland/Fabian/ ‘ Keynesian ’ version of socialism , so that their politics in the latter half of the 1970s became more and more of a mere holding operation — mere ‘ government ’ lacking any social purpose with a broad popular appeal . |
| 11 | Indeed there are things which suggest that not only did vase-painting at Athens in this time move pari passu with free painting and sculpture but that the same person may sometimes have worked in more than one of the three crafts . |
| 12 | The point here is that not only did surrealists see art as being composed of signifying elements drawn from the real , but understood reality to be composed of signifying elements . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | ‘ 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 . |
| 15 | The other bad news is that not only did John Fullard get a letter for the wrong house in The Grove , he also got another on the same day intended for 27 The Oval . |
| 16 | Nonetheless I must stand my ground and restate that not only did it happen then , but it is getting worse ! |
| 17 | Schools in the sample were asked to provide pupils with scissors for this test , but it was clear that not all did so for in some classes no one used scissors . |
| 18 | Her expression remained enigmatic , and it was quickly noticed that not once did she publicly smile or acknowledge the man who was now her husband . |