Example sentences of "[modal v] [vb infin] not [adv] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Under the present definition of such schemes , the beneficiaries of them may include not only present employees of the company concerned , but also employees , or former employees , of it or any company in the same group , and the spouses , widows or widowers , children or step-children under the age of 18 , of any such employees . |
| 2 | Life-chances : that is , all those material advantages which improve the equality of life of the recipient this may include not only economic advantages of wealth and income , but also benefits such as health or job security . |
| 3 | It is , however , worth stressing what Jessop has said in support of his own neo-Marxist approach to the analysis of power and the state , because it emphasises both the strengths and weaknesses of the Marxist school of writings : ‘ an adequate theoretical analysis of the state [ and power ] must consider not only economic determinations but also those rooted in the distinctive organisation of the state as well as in the social division of labour between officialdom and people ’ . |
| 4 | In adverse possession , the claimant must show not only actual possession for the required period together with an intention to possess the land , but also that the possession was " adverse " , which normally means " designed to keep out the real ( " " paper " " ) owner " . |
| 5 | This means you must practise not only individual sentences but also the use of these sentences in larger contexts . |
| 6 | The qualities of individual kings really did shape events , and accidents of birth and death in a royal family could determine not only short-term alliances and conflicts , but the long-term destinies of peoples and regions . |
| 7 | There is an at least theoretical possibility that a liability regime with teeth would deter not only negligent conduct , but also talented individuals from becoming directors . |
| 8 | Constitutional Development Minister Gerrit Viljoen said that a bill of rights would protect not only individual rights but also " group values " . |
| 9 | On the other hand , a study of how well deprived children fare as parents 20 or 30 years later would require not only individual interviews but careful measures of parental competence . |
| 10 | Newman and his band of followers became obsessed with their idiosyncratic vision of a psychotherapy that would challenge not just individual neurosis , but structural injustice in society . |
| 11 | The pressures of long-term planning will affect not just post-registration courses . |
| 12 | Thus the choreographic design will describe not only personal moods , emotions and actions but also their effect on inter-personal relationships . |
| 13 | The station will benefit not just international passengers . |
| 14 | This project aims to create positive changes which will benefit not only disabled people , but also the wider community . ’ |
| 15 | These conditions can include not only economic factors but also government encouragement and the willingness ( or otherwise ) of employers to recognise and negotiate with them . |
| 16 | ‘ The Vanbrugh can boast not only technical security and a marvellous unanimity of intent , but also a remarkable insight into the music they play , ’ ( The Times ) |
| 17 | Yet reading is of vital importance in language learning : it is through reading that children can acquire not only new vocabulary and structures , but a real ‘ feel ’ for the language . |