Example sentences of "it [be] not only [noun pl] that " in BNC.

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1 Men are all little boys at heart , when all 's said and done , and it 's not only women that like to have these little playthings about to make a break in the daily round .
2 It is not only antiquities that suffer .
3 And it is not only birds that do it .
4 And it is not only values that are broadly shared .
5 It is not only patients that will provide samples of PCR .
6 It is not only qualifications that matter within Whitbread , the company also looks for individuals with a determination to succeed , are bright and have appropriate team skills .
7 Difficult to prove at this stage when so many clam up but I have a distinct feeling that it was not only coupons that were being given away .
8 It was not only waders that made use of the sand : green-backed herons , cattle egrets and a solitary grey heron were also busily feeding , and a distant party of little terns on a sand spit were probably the race called Saunders 's tern , judging by the amount of dark on the wing-tips when they flew off .
9 It was not only towns that failed in later medieval Sussex .
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