Example sentences of "[be] [not/n't] only [adv] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | People are not only physically but also psychologically isolated . |
| 2 | First , the tasks we carry out are not only more or less complex but they also become more complex as they separate out into discrete categories or types of complexity . |
| 3 | Alcoholics Anonymous describe Alcoholism as being a physical allergy allied to a mental obsession , giving rise to a threefold illness : " … we have been not only mentally and physically ill , we have been spiritually sick . " |
| 4 | The dictates of true order properly understood were not only just but superior in terms of interest . |
| 5 | In other words , the practice of placing infants to sleep on their own , for relatively long periods of time , which is widespread in Western industrialised societies , is not only historically and culturally unique but also evolutionarily recent . |
| 6 | This is not only quicker than casting stitches off in small groups but it also gives a neat edge without the stepped edge that usually occurs . |
| 7 | ‘ NIRVANA HAVE made an LP which is not only better than anything they 've ever done before , it 'll stand up as a new reference point for the future post-hardcore generation , ’ confirms Steve Lamacq , as ‘ Nevermind ’ makes a gigantic , instantaneous cross-over , welcomed by all of the diverse colonies like hardcore , HM — anybody that 's partial to vitriol and cool tunes , attitude and your classic , penned-in teenage howl . |
| 8 | One of the most disturbing aspects of this experience , which I think merits emphasis , is that my c.v. , rated on the basis of the number of publications ( Medline Data Base ) , on the number of citations in the literature ( Science Citation Index ) , and the impact factor , was not only better than that of any of the winners but also of those of the commission members as well . |