Example sentences of "only [vb pp] [adv] but " in BNC.
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| 1 | The time can be shortened , however , if those members who were supposed to make some enquiry or obtain some information , or to write a short factual statement , have not only done so but have informed the Hon. |
| 2 | Most of the signals are only noted subconsciously but , with a little effort , it is quite easy to become more aware of them so that , should a warning bell ring at the back of your head , you will know it is time to be careful . |
| 3 | The AR.III was not only demonstrated successfully but in February 1938 Raoul Hafner gave a paper to the Royal Aeronautical Society describing the design . |
| 4 | Sally quite enjoyed the visits but Paula had no patience for making conversation with Gran , who tended to have very old-fashioned , dyed-in-the-wool ideas and was easily shocked , and she hated having to eat her way through the ham salad and bread and butter , Victoria sponge and tinned fruit and cream which Gran not only laid on but also piled high on her plate because she thought Paula much too thin . |
| 5 | Sometimes he would even say that Tom had not only gone home but had subsequently died of cancer . |
| 6 | ‘ R ’ s were always rolled , for example , and ‘ S ’ s were not only delivered forcefully but with a quality more like the ‘ Sh ’ sound , to which the diaphragm responded better . |
| 7 | This connection is normally secured theoretically and depends upon well- established law-like relationships which are not only expressed mathematically but also indicate measurement units , as in the case of the thermometer . |