Example sentences of "[not/n't] [adv] [modal v] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Not only shall I win , I 'll humiliate him . |
| 2 | I think you could play so many tunes on it that not only would we be producing much more efficiently and economically , but people could have a better quality of life too . |
| 3 | Not only would we be able to provide battle-winning equipments for our own forces , but our balance of payments would benefit from a flourishing export trade in armaments . |
| 4 | They replied that not only would we need planning permission , but that they would probably not grant it , and even if hey did , its subsequent use would be restricted to river users only . |
| 5 | In consideration of this , not only would they shelve the files in question , but pay him a monthly stipend into the bargain . |
| 6 | Not only would they point to economic forces which limit those choices but they would also point out that the resultant individual choices lead to an impoverishment of products , to the Sun and not the Independent , to Sunday Sport and not News-on-Sunday . |
| 7 | They were both dissuaded with difficulty , Michael Heseltine pointing out that not only would they be the targets of missiles but so , too , would be the windows of the hotel . |
| 8 | Not only would you not have the time to deal with them all , but you 'd be harassing the public and getting the police a bad name ’ ( FN 23/4/87 , p. 2 ) . |
| 9 | Not only would you need a suitable plane . |
| 10 | Not only would she be able to stand in the Commons bar and glare at Conservatives who betrayed her during the leadership contest , thus putting them off their ill-earned whiskies , but chastise those responsible for mishandling the Tory campaign . |
| 11 | He could see the smart business girl : she 'd likely be wearing three-inch high heels and her hair would be permed ; and not only would she look smart , she 'd talk smart . |
| 12 | Then she changed her mind and said she 'd have an audience after all , and then , best of all , she said not only would she have an audience , but she 'd like them to ask her questions . |
| 13 | Next B states , in London English , her attitude to all such propositions : " I do n't wan na go outside for fresh air , right " — and now switches to Creole to echo her own words , but more emphatically : not only would she not want to go , she will not : " I 'm not going outside ( ever ) for any fresh air " . |
| 14 | ‘ Not only would she have put your sister to some considerable nuisance , for I would not have been able to see her had things gone according to schedule … ’ |
| 15 | Not only would it make her feel almost as grown up as Paula and Louise , but Pete Jackson , with whom Sally was hopelessly in love , was certain to be there . |
| 16 | The draft directive has , however , been criticised because not only would it extend data protection to manual data such as card indexes exempt under much existing legislation but it would also have a substantial impact on charities which depend on direct mail to get support and sponsorship . |
| 17 | Not only would it be an obvious place to look but she was uneasy about what might be living underneath it . |
| 18 | Not only would it have been a ridiculous example of ‘ overkill ’ . |
| 19 | Not only would it be monotonous , it would also fail to provide the range of nutrients that the body requires for health . |
| 20 | Not only would it be impossible to identify the goods which were at the buyer 's risk but also it would be impossible to identify any goods which were pro rata at his risk . |
| 21 | Not only would he have to destroy all evidence of his old body , but somehow transport himself planetside without raising suspicion . |
| 22 | Providing there was no direct Chinese communist intervention he was utterly confident that in one year not only would he have secured the Tonkin Delta but would have completely eradicated the Vietminh from South Vietnam so that , by the spring of 1953 , the Vietminh revolt would have been stamped out . |
| 23 | If Mola got there first , not only would he snatch that honour from him , but it might also mean the end of the war and his return to the relative anonymity of normal army routine . |
| 24 | I 've told you , he 's got this mania for her : not only would he take us to court but … but I think he 'd kill anybody who dared to stand between her and him . |
| 25 | Not only would I have refrained from interfering with Thorpe J. 's decision on the footing that he had properly directed himself and that it was for him to decide , but because , even on the facts as they then were , I consider that his decision was plainly right . |
| 26 | Not only would I lose a valued client but her collection might come on to the market , her reasons for selling would become known , Durances all over the world would become suspect and lose their value and dealers would suffer . |
| 27 | In the former of these circumstances the old county histories may be searched to considerable effect , for not only may they describe the church as it then was , but give further clues as to where data may be found . |
| 28 | If practitioners can become aware of and able to understand and transcend these complicated messages from research , however , not only may they become more confident in reflecting on their knowledge when making such judgements , they may also become more confident in discussing these complexities and difficulties with both other professionals and the wider public , thus enhancing social understanding of the day-to-day realities of work in this area . |
| 29 | Although warranties may be implied by statute , not only may they be inadequate , but the vendor will want the purchaser to acknowledge it has not relied on any warranty , representation or undertaking unless expressly set out in the sale agreement . |
| 30 | Not only may she give birth to as many as nine babies at a time , but she may have as many as seventeen litters in a breeding season and she is thus capable of producing a hundred and fifty young a year . |