Example sentences of "not [adv] [conj] they [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is dangerous to simplify law , but our understanding is that to convict someone of a serious crime like theft , we normally have to prove not only that they committed the alleged act , but also that they knew it was wrong . |
| 2 | It shows that we must step up our efforts to ensure that everyone is fully educated , but not only that they know the facts , but that they start to act upon them . |
| 3 | A comparison of the three Gospels shows not only that they have a great deal in common but also that , in many cases , the wording of individual stories is either identical or very similar ( for example , compare Mark 2:3–12 ; Matt. |
| 4 | All instructions must be confirmed in writing ; not only if they have a financial effect . |
| 5 | Krashen 's ( 1981 ) views are particularly relevant to the study of BSL , not only because they lay the base for a fundamental re-examination of teaching methods ( see appendix 2 ) but because they allow us to understand more clearly the language learning problems of BSL acquirers . |
| 6 | Most Jews hated the Romans , not only because they occupied the country by force but because they were also Gentiles ( non-Jews ) . |
| 7 | This is not only because they face a " bull market " for their skills , but also because they are a small and homogeneous population . |
| 8 | C-fos and c-jun are of interest , though , not merely because they provide a key mechanistic link between early events at the cell membrane and nuclear protein synthesis , but because they only become active in cells showing plastic changes , and they can be measured and localized with exquisite sensitivity by variants of the autoradiographic techniques I have already described . |
| 9 | The practices associated with harassment are so jealously guarded , not just because they articulate a culture of institutionalized racism within the force , but because they form part of a system ‘ workers ’ control' against the encroachment of line management . |
| 10 | If Soviet economic relations with her East European clients have become a ‘ net liability ’ to the USSR in any meaningful sense , this must mean that , on balance the USSR would be better off without them and not simply that they involve a net expenditure . |
| 11 | These make persuasive reading , not least because they espouse the principles of sustainable management set out in Caring for the Earth ( see WWF Page , November ) . |
| 12 | The HSTs were important from several points of view , not least because they marked the beginning of the end of the once strict division between locomotive-hauled and self-propelled stock . |
| 13 | You wo n't now because they got the hospital to build on . |