Example sentences of "[coord] not [to-vb] the [noun] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One of the most difficult decisions he was faced with in recent years was whether or not to sell the foods business , particularly as it involved disposing of Cadbury 's Cocoa , the product with which his great-grandfather launched the company . |
| 2 | In 1898 the Corporation was debating whether or not to close the Tubwell Row pump even though an analyst had condemned it as ‘ absolutely unfit for drinking purposes ’ . |
| 3 | Knowing the child , the teacher would decide whether or not to pursue the teaching point and encourage Mark to try again . |
| 4 | The aim with pricing is not to sell your act cheaply and not to leave the audience feeling ripped off . |
| 5 | I can order someone to clean their boots , but not to eat the Eiffel Tower — they will not have the ability ( condition 2 ) . |