Example sentences of "not [to-vb] [noun] for [art] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 MP to check if SCSI card fitted , and if not to discuss specifications for a new machine .
2 Yet it would be quite proper , and indeed is necessary , for non-scientists to have views about whether or not to buy meat for the coming weekend .
3 Not to run errands for the powerful ones of this city .
4 During his campaign , he promised not to raise taxes for the middle classes ; he is now faced with the realisation that if he is to cut the deficit and fulfil his promises to improve social welfare , education and training and to overhaul health provisions , then tax increases which extend beyond the seriously wealthy are unavoidable .
5 An innkeeper must be careful however , not to refuse service for the wrong reasons .
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