Example sentences of "[modal v] [vb infin] not [adv] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | From time to time , consultancies must organise not just a display by a client but must organise an entire exhibition or show for many exhibitors are on behalf of their client . |
| 2 | When constraints are particularly heavy and pressing , though , teaching may become not just a matter of coping , which in some senses all teaching is , but of sheer survival . |
| 3 | One could build not only a railway terminal there , but the fifth London airport and no one would notice . |
| 4 | But if PRP substitutes for existing pay , it is rarely going to be practicable for the employer to pocket the whole of the saving , since this would imply not only a reduction in the employees ' gross pay , but also an element of risk in remuneration that had previously been assured . |
| 5 | Our cultural development will provide not only a record of an active journey , a passing view of ourselves as we are , but also a perspective on the world for future generations to build on and develop . |
| 6 | Any potential tenant will require not only a discount on the rent quoted but a rent-free period and/or a capital contribution towards fitting out costs . |
| 7 | You can win not only a Megadrive 16-bit computer console ( exquisitely styled to produce faster and smoother games playing scenarios and requiring greater levels of skill and dexterity , it sez here ) but also a brand new Michael Jackson game to go with it . |