Example sentences of "was [adv] only the " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was not only the trade figures that have reversed this view , but they clearly affected the markets most . |
| 2 | She curled up in the position she had slept in as a child ; and realised with a sinking heart that it was not only the most comfortable way of being in bed , but it was also one that you could not adopt in company . |
| 3 | This position was not only the culmination of ideas that had been knocking around in Balcon 's mind for the past six years or so , it was also a declaration of a new confidence in the possibility of British cinema , and a final casting off of the inferiority complex that had impaired British filmmakers since 1918 . |
| 4 | But the central irony about him is that it was not only the Norwegian people that rejected him : even the majority of Norwegian fascists did n't want him . |
| 5 | It was not only the cottages of Surrey , Sussex and Kent that inspired the Arts and Crafts architects ; there was also a strong movement in Cheshire , where a wealth of clients wanted new homes not too far from the great cities of Liverpool and Manchester . |
| 6 | It was not only the top-class international field which made John Henry 's task a stiff one , for days of heavy rain — which persisted during the race — had made the going very soft , conditions which the gelding did not like . |
| 7 | It was not only the pervasive presence of the French which roused alarm . |
| 8 | Gothic was not only the English style but the ‘ Christian ’ style . |
| 9 | What captivated us was not only the beauty of the art and architecture but the immediacy of ancient Egyptian life . |
| 10 | Still , it was not only the thick smells of fat and spices , making me clench my buttocks , which dulled my enjoyment of this journey . |
| 11 | But it was not only the work of Vredeman de Vries that made this garden so remarkable . |
| 12 | It was not only the size of the church that had impressed him but the decoration , the overwhelming , almost suffocating richness of the baroque interior . |
| 13 | Yellow phosphine ( 7 ) was not only the first acridinium compound to be discovered , but was also the first basic orange dyestuff . |
| 14 | This Company was not only the largest of the four groups , it was actually the largest railway system with the exception of state systems in the whole world , with a route mileage of 7,790 , ( excluding Irish Lines ) . |
| 15 | Before motoring became firmly established , the brigade was not only the district 's guardian but also one of its greatest attractions . |
| 16 | Doris was not only the niece of a past secretary who had contracted TB , but so had both her parents . |
| 17 | The star of the show was undoubtedly Sue Edwards from Middlesex , who rode nine tests on three different horses , and was not only the winner of the Preliminary and Elementary trophies with two different horses , but also won the 1991/92 points trophy for the most wins during the whole season . |
| 18 | There was Grant Ward , who was not only the fastest boy in the school but , so it was reputed , at one time , in all of London as well . |
| 19 | It was not only the Junkers who misunderstood the processes at work and who felt both contempt and fear of the ‘ backward ’ Poles . |
| 20 | It was not only the tradesmen and merchants but the Lord Chancellor who opposed any bill which tried to remedy defects in the Lords ' Act . |
| 21 | The gentlemen 's titles did not appear on the hand-painted signs at the foot of the staircase ; in certain other Oxford colleges such practices were countenanced ; not , Mr Bullins thought proudly , in Magdalen , which , in his opinion , was not only the most beautiful college in Oxford but also the only one of any consequence . |
| 22 | It was not only the cut of her clothes and the richness of the fabric which were distinctive but she herself possessed a bloom and glow over and above her personal beauty , which were absent from all the other women who were there . |
| 23 | For a brief moment , it seemed that it was not only the presidents of newly independent Third World countries who had to take special precautions before departing on state visits . |
| 24 | It was not only the pilot 's importance . |
| 25 | It was not only the cops but the Black Maria as well . |
| 26 | For months , she admitted later , she had faced the possibility of her son being badly injured against such a highly-rated opponent , but now Lennox was not only the winner but emerged with hardly a mark on his body . |
| 27 | It was not only the Tractarians who expressed their admiration . |
| 28 | However , when Anne Wright came to Sunderland from Merseyside , it was not only the quality of life that impressed , but also the quality of light . |
| 29 | The river was not only the root of civilisation but also of China 's ‘ sorrow ’ With its predilection for flooding and catastrophe . |
| 30 | However , when our car was serviced at a small back-street garage which we had never tried before , what really impressed us was not only the mechanical quality of the service , but the extra care taken . |