Example sentences of "be not only [adj] [verb] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In creating artificial forms they were not only careful to ensure that their siting was appropriate but also that all the elements in the design , such as shape , proportion and size , respected Nature rather than acted against it . |
| 2 | The Greensight approach is not only cheap to implement and maintain , but also flexible , so that sites can be treated individually . |
| 3 | There are sites where it is not only possible to visit and see the reconstructions , but also to take part in activities simulating the way people lived on that site in the past , or even to live there for several days to get some sort of impression of the way of life . |
| 4 | Second , the whole analysis is based on the mistaken assumption that the poet and the reader 's text worlds are identical , an assumption which is not only difficult to prove but also in contrast with the core ideas of the collection . |
| 5 | This is not only easier to knit but also gives you an even weight of fabric which is much more successful . |