Example sentences of "only did she [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Under the window was Mum 's treadle Singer Sewing Machine , always in use , for not only did she make much of the family 's clothes but also dresses and coats for friends , which helped the household purse . |
| 2 | Rosie Milburn was a joker ; besides which , not only did she keep the house spotless but also she was a good cook . |
| 3 | Not only did she need Vitor 's goodwill now , but she could need it some time in the future ; so turning him into an outright no-holds-barred enemy was shortsighted … and potentially dangerous . |
| 4 | Not only did she find Charles 's brand of ignorance excessively boring , but she would like to warn him … that from now on , he would be hearing the Hörst Wessel Song every morning … that both blocks of flats would too … every morning … 7 a.m . |
| 5 | Ianthe was glad when the woman and her child got out at the next station , for not only did she find the conversation embarrassing but she also wanted to think about the moments before her unexpected meeting with Agnes Dalby — moments which she had so far had no chance of reliving or considering . |
| 6 | Not only did she hate him , it was the exact thing he wanted — a sign that she was the little scrubber he believed she was . |
| 7 | But not only did she see herself , small , sitting there ; she also saw through herself ( because the telescope , with its hollow inside , was her ) and she saw that she was hollow . |
| 8 | Not only did she receive them quickly , but her answers arrived back in no time . |
| 9 | ‘ She was running up debts , and when her full-time employment ceased not only did she have her alcohol problem but also had a number of clothing clubs pursuing her . ’ |
| 10 | And then I thought I would write and suggest that she should suggest herself to tea one day and not only did she have the effrontery to do so but she brought her husband . |
| 11 | We , too , should be grateful to Elizabeth ; not only did she have the foresight to bequeath a will for posterity to read , she also had the good taste — so rare in the family , alas — to be buried beneath a headstone which would retain its legibility over the years . |
| 12 | Not only did she have that reporter to cope with in the morning , but if those rumours about the Russians planning to dump some of their copper stocks on the London market were true … ? |
| 13 | Not only did she write boldly about religious questions , she was a zealous evangelist . |