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"were not only" is a perfectly valid phrase in written English.
It is typically used to introduce a list of two or more items that all share some common trait. For example: The challenges we faced were not only difficult, but also unexpected.
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These were not only material.
Moviegoers were not only troubled but mystified.
There were not only heroic deeds".
These were not only young soldiers.
The dining rooms were not only civilized but positively inviting.
These interventions were not only potentially damaging, but costly.
But the Diamondbacks were not only about money.
Residents were not only reporting that their water seemed strange.
They were not only humiliating, but also excruciating.
Cameras were not only allowed, but also encouraged.
We were not only thinner, we looked older, too.
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Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
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