Example sentences of "[not/n't] only [to-vb] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | The next day in the House of Commons he was able not only to listen to tributes to himself — a rare experience normally confined to a man 's widow — but to perform the role of an out-of-season Father Christmas . |
| 2 | Will my hon. Friend continue not only to listen to the representations , but to act on them in every way possible ? |
| 3 | Embalming a monarch allowed for public examination of the corpse , not only to prove to all and sundry that the monarch was indeed dead but also to let the rightful heir be acclaimed and to deter any pretenders . |
| 4 | If a power of appointment , either in law or in fact , is vested in trade unions , the effect is not only to arrogate to them rights attaching only to ownership , but to establish them in this particular matter as the constitutional equals of Parliament . |
| 5 | This training video would be useful not only to show to new staff , but it must be admitted , to a lot of heads of homes as well . |