Example sentences of "not [adv] [vb mod] she " in BNC.
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| 1 | Not only would she be able to stand in the Commons bar and glare at Conservatives who betrayed her during the leadership contest , thus putting them off their ill-earned whiskies , but chastise those responsible for mishandling the Tory campaign . |
| 2 | He could see the smart business girl : she 'd likely be wearing three-inch high heels and her hair would be permed ; and not only would she look smart , she 'd talk smart . |
| 3 | Then she changed her mind and said she 'd have an audience after all , and then , best of all , she said not only would she have an audience , but she 'd like them to ask her questions . |
| 4 | Next B states , in London English , her attitude to all such propositions : " I do n't wan na go outside for fresh air , right " — and now switches to Creole to echo her own words , but more emphatically : not only would she not want to go , she will not : " I 'm not going outside ( ever ) for any fresh air " . |
| 5 | ‘ Not only would she have put your sister to some considerable nuisance , for I would not have been able to see her had things gone according to schedule … ’ |
| 6 | Not only may she give birth to as many as nine babies at a time , but she may have as many as seventeen litters in a breeding season and she is thus capable of producing a hundred and fifty young a year . |
| 7 | Not only may she offer him her full support , she may say he is unassailable . |
| 8 | Not only could she not translate the hour , but the light , the leaves on the trees , the noise of trains and traffic were meaningless . |
| 9 | If your father dies and you are helping your widowed mother with these matters , you can assure her that not only will she not lose her own retirement pension , but that it may be paid at an increased rate after her husband 's death . |
| 10 | If Vina Buller has a clear round today not only will she collect a hefty cheque she will receive two Cork crystal trophies and the Gowran Grange cup . |
| 11 | Not only must she cope with Cherie 's distressing withdrawal symptoms , she also needs eyes in the back of her head to curb a two-year-old 's natural mischief . |
| 12 | Already her mind was busy with the practical problems — did she have the right shoes and if not how could she afford to buy them . |