Example sentences of "not only [vb -s] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Minton 's zestful response not only captures in vivid terms the quality of these artists ' work , but it also reveals his own anxiety about what contemporary art should do and be . |
| 2 | In other words , when he was talking about psychology , and these are quotes from Darwin 's Expression of the Emotions , Darwin not only refers to acquired characteristics , which he believes in , but he even refers to evolution by will . |
| 3 | If ignored , stress not only contributes to physical disorders such as heart disease , high blood pressure , ulcers and asthma , it can also lead to a variety of mental illnesses of which insomnia , depression and irritability are just early symptoms . |
| 4 | A relative concept highlights not only costs to physical health . |
| 5 | Regular aerobic activity not only burns off this excess fat , but it keeps it off forever . |
| 6 | This is compounded when it ‘ not only exists for private consumption , but is publicly displayed … [ or ] forced on the attentions of those who have not even volunteered to be voyeurs ’ ( para 7.7 ) . |
| 7 | It not only looks like political bribery — it probably is . |
| 8 | That not only applies to such distinctions as race and gender but also to work . |