Example sentences of "might [not/n't] only " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Sloan 's QC also maintained that the ‘ fairly horrific publicity ’ and local hostility in Orkney might not only affect the children . |
| 2 | Certainly by the end of the sixteenth century some had been broken up ; in wooded districts they might not only be small , but also bear scant resemblance to the ‘ classic ’ manor of arable farming areas . |
| 3 | This fact is consonant , to say the least , with the long philosophical dispute about causation and time , including the idea that causes might not only be simultaneous with their effects but might come after their effects . |
| 4 | This might not only reduce the number of vexatious appeals but might also perhaps ensure that the appellant took the trouble to attend the hearing , even if only to collect his 2 . |
| 5 | The sailor 's personal log might not only record what has happened on the journey so far , it might also speculate about what the crew should do with the merman they 've caught in their nets ; it might contain thoughts about food and the way it is stored on board ship ; it might suggest new ways of storing food . |
| 6 | ‘ If they had investigated thoroughly at the time they might not only have been able to identify other elements of the fraud but also help secure some of the lost assets . ’ |