Example sentences of "[noun sg] [noun sg] but [adv] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Such a profit element may include not only a straightforward management fee but also a hidden profit , such as a discount , which may be given to the headtenant under a block policy of insurance . |
| 2 | He was involved in the peace movement but never a pacifist . |
| 3 | It gives them greater job mobility but also a large number of people aged in their 20s who would not have had a pension now have them . |
| 4 | A quarter of the Japanese population , some 30 million people , live in the most exposed area which also contains not only the vast bulk of the business community but also an alarming quantity of chemical plants . |
| 5 | For example , Turnock ( 1968 ) in a study of northeast Scotland found that depopulation in the area was not only a function of a retreat from hill farming but also a process of concentration into fewer but larger settlements , and Johnston ( 1965 ) in a study of northern England found that village size was important in not only retaining the existing population but also attracting newcomers from nearby towns . |
| 6 | The results of the survey are broadly consistent we found in similar sides , specific problems of traffic congestion in the town centre but elsewhere a few traffic problems . |
| 7 | He was multi-talented , though , not only a great standup comedian but also an accomplished pianist and writer with several published books . |
| 8 | It is not only a colour variety but also a more milky strain of the breed and there have been dairy herds of the beloved ‘ Belties ’ , though they would be better described as dual-purpose cattle . |
| 9 | A tall order with many quality filter systems starting at prices up in the £200/300 price bracket but fortuitously a high performance filter had just come onto the market at an affordable price . |
| 10 | The lady had cordially assured me at the outset that I was free " to party with anybody I liked the look of " ( this , except for the half-ounce bikini she wore , being her only hint that what we were sitting in was n't a beauty parlour or seminar room but actually a brothel . |
| 11 | Battling with the elements for the sake of art in Teesside HE 'S been picture framer , builder 's labourer and motor mechanic but always an artist . |
| 12 | You know they were only being taken on for a couple of months and they , they wanted to form a trade union but quite a lot of the tra er father Christmases would n't join a trade union . |
| 13 | A lavish welcome had been laid on by Mr Smith — not just a teddy bear but also a Rolls Royce . |
| 14 | Heliskiing in Russia — not only helicopter skiing but also a glimpse of the USSR . |
| 15 | It includes not only the end state but also an intermediate state , which , for example , might be a year or two from the time during which the future state is being planned . |
| 16 | The Cycladic islands had produced a good late Geometric , and their orientalising is finer and more varied than the East Greek but still a minor flowering . |
| 17 | During the past year there have been few remarkable changes in the desktop publishing market but rather a definite shift of emphasis . |
| 18 | The most dramatic new facility is the blend tool which is not a kitchen utensil but rather a means of modifying one form or colour into another . |