Example sentences of "not only because they be " in BNC.
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| 1 | In fact they come under the grouping of ‘ Big Cats ’ , not only because they are large as cats go , but they roar and do not purr ! |
| 2 | Projects of this type generate high levels of motivation not only because they are worthwhile but also because they imply a high degree of confidence in the young people . |
| 3 | I have concentrated on the higher forms of life , not only because they are easy to observe but also to some extent because they have greater meaning for our own species . |
| 4 | Those who draw up that plan should include — and not only because they are nominally represented on governing bodies — a wide range of community interests . |
| 5 | As John Sherry of Geoffrey Reid says : ‘ We hope we have designed a building which people will actually enjoy visiting , not only because they are there to do their shopping , but because the building itself is worth looking at . ’ |
| 6 | They transgressed fixity not only because they were without fixed abode , but also because they lacked the identity which , in a hierarchical society , was essentially conferred by one 's place in that society . |