Example sentences of "but also a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Beasts and birds represent not only the instinctive forces of our being , but also a way of knowing the world that is more extensive than our usual one . |
| 2 | These events show that plants and animals have evolved not only a circadian rhythm to regular their daily lives , but also a way of reliably sensing and responding to the changing seasons . |
| 3 | The housewife is not only a chef but also a washer up , a cleaner , a nanny , a childminder : |
| 4 | The surrealist innovation thus is a problematization not just of the nature of high modernist painting and of the signifier , but also a problematization of what constitutes the real . |
| 5 | I return home with a feeling of achievement , but also a realisation of the vast amount of improvement that is needed ! |
| 6 | Today , of course , the test of love between men would be their willingness to share not just a toothbrush but also a razor . |
| 7 | That advice was given in 1957 , and captured a reality described more soberly six years later by William Taylor : ‘ The ideals of the period ( after 1945 ) involved not only a concept of the Modern school , but also a concept of society , in which the strains and stresses of occupational and social competition would be considerably reduced , and motives higher than those of profit and personal gain would direct human endeavour . ’ |
| 8 | Lastly , after government , the administration , military and judiciary , a fifth element of the system can be identified which Miliband ( 1969 ) calls the various units of sub-government — in a sense the extension of central government but also a voice of the periphery , and thus a channel of communication between the two . |
| 9 | Through faith Christ 's presence — which does not depend on the individual 's faith in order to be the Lord 's real gift of himself to his Church — becomes no longer just a presence for the believer , but also a presence with him . |
| 10 | It has been mentioned several times that tonic syllables have a high degree of prominence ; prominence is , of course , a property of stressed syllables , and a tonic syllable not only carries a tone ( which is something related to intonation ) but also a type of stress that will be called tonic stress . |
| 11 | Since the second amendment to the articles of agreement the structure of the Fund has been defined as consisting not only of a board of governors , an executive board , and a managing director and staff , but also a council if it is called into being by a decision of the board of governors with an 85 per cent majority of total voting power . |
| 12 | Denys Zacharopoulos , one of its three curators , says : ‘ The museum is like a voodoo fetish , the artist a sorcerer but also a prisoner ’ |
| 13 | The fact that Virgin Atlantic had won the licence to fly the Atlantic in the first place was , he said , a brave move on the part of the Civil Aviation Authority , given the Laker experience , but also a measure of government policy . |
| 14 | But also a God to be praised . |
| 15 | The jackal as Wepwawet was the local god of Asyut , but also a god of cemeteries , being associated generally with Anubis and more especially with the cult of Osiris at Abydos . |
| 16 | This wording is defective because it ignores the fact that the register is not just a register of members but also a register of shareholdings and that a likely error is in the amount of a member 's shareholding . |
| 17 | The demand for personal freedom , a recurrent feature in late medieval peasant society , does not reflect only a wish for improved social status , but also a hope for potential economic advantages . |
| 18 | The Bar was not just a place , but also a person ; The Bar was Madame . |
| 19 | In the official English-language biography of Nicolae Ceauşescu , published in 1983 , the subject was broached and settled in the following inimitable way : ’ ‘ I would like to ask you , ’ a journalist from abroad [ in fact Le Figaro ] asked the Romanian Head of State , — ‘ what is the role of Madame Elena Ceauşescu , who is not only your wife , but also a person with a political function : she is First Deputy prime Minister ? ' ’ |
| 20 | She agreed to come and I took her first to the more brilliantly decorated one , not knowing that she was not only a very religious woman but also a girl who had been brought up in the strictest kind of convent — no heating , nothing for show . |
| 21 | It may have had a different meaning in a different place ( e.g. " cot " means a child 's bed in British English , but also a bed for adults in Indian English ) , or at a different time ( e.g. " gentle " used to carry the meaning of " upper class " , as in " gentry " , but which now can be used as an approving description — something like " sensitive " — of anyone 's character ) . |
| 22 | To find its most lasting realization , Charlie 's vision would have to wait for a bank clerk who did understand metempsychosis , and who had not only a commercial education gained in an underground room at Lloyds Bank , but also a knowledge of Greek . |
| 23 | We see this as sufficient justification to go ahead at a pilot level of say eight student places ( rather than 15 for a later course with two lecturers ) , but also a warning that considerable effort will have to be put into consulting with partners both to incorporate their main concerns , and to advertise the course . |
| 24 | When I looked I found I had not only a gun but also a kitchen knife and a saw . |
| 25 | This struck me as being not only unfortunate , but also a bit like a quiz show host revealing to losing contestants the prizes they could have won . |
| 26 | He was a good father , strict at times but also a bit of a softie . |
| 27 | The messages or responses your receive around May 2 , 5 and 9 will be flattering and good for the ego but also a bit misleading . |
| 28 | His book Norway , the Northern Playground ( 1903 ) is not only a great story of adventure and exploration , but also a gold-mine of information about the folklore and way of life of the Norwegians in their mountain homes . |
| 29 | The city not only has its own traditional dolphin stew , but also a dish known as iruka kuroshioboshi , dried dolphin meat cured to the consistency of leather . |
| 30 | But also a year in which the good new cars , exciting developments and true innovations kept flowing . |