Example sentences of "have not [adv] a " in BNC.

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1 In this view , an object has not just a single history but all possible histories .
2 The mythical train has not only a destination but a timetable .
3 That overriding concern is why we have to have not just a property tax but a new and different property tax that is fraught with novel and unpredictable difficulties .
4 I was to have not only a tape-recorder but a minder as well to guide me through the intricacies and , I imagine , the possible legal hazards of broadcasting such an item ; he and his lady assistant would arrive and spend a day with me the following week .
5 All eight patients who died during follow-up were noted to have not only a reduced ejection fraction ( { 40% ) but also " high grade ventricular activity " .
6 Now , unless she could rescue herself , she had not even a place on the outside of Mrs Browning 's life and what troubled her most was that she cared .
7 For years 45 Sutton Place became a meeting place and home-from-home for the entire British colony in New York — a place where British actors , writers and directors , great and small , knew that they had not only a constant refuge but a friendly shoulder to lean on and a sympathetic ear .
8 To find its most lasting realization , Charlie 's vision would have to wait for a bank clerk who did understand metempsychosis , and who had not only a commercial education gained in an underground room at Lloyds Bank , but also a knowledge of Greek .
9 On 27 November , just before their departure , Mozart was granted the title of Concert Master — an honorary appointment which was to become a paid post on his return from Italy : now he had not only a title , but also a position , in Salzburg .
10 Christians believe that Jesus had not only a human body but also a human mind and spirit .
11 True to a tradition dating back to World War II underwater demolition and beach reconnaissance teams , they had not only a high standard of swimming and small boat skills , but also patrolled ashore , and set up small but deadly ambushes .
12 When I looked I found I had not only a gun but also a kitchen knife and a saw .
13 ‘ We have not even a name , with any emotional associations , for the UK itself ’ , remarked one political theorist .
14 ‘ Tardy again , Master Ratagan ; and now you have not even a real limp to excuse you . ’
15 The Australians have not only a pavilion but also a reproduction outback sheep farm , complete with windmill .
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