Example sentences of "or not [verb] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Undoubtedly many artists decided whether or not to submit to the exhibition upon the work , reputation and perhaps gender of the two selectors . |
| 2 | And the answer was the County Council is committed or not prepared to be uncommitted to a road north of Knaresborough . |
| 3 | So the next morning he went to the train station and thought whether he should pay the fare or not to go to London . |
| 4 | ‘ But if you could give me some minutes of your time , I 'd happily delay my visit , ’ she suggested — and silently added , or not go to Prague at all . |
| 5 | If not , one presumes that radiography would have either shown no lesion or not contributed to management of disease . |
| 6 | In the House on 20 November , I said that there must be a provision giving the United Kingdom the right to decide for ourselves whether or not to move to stage 3 . |
| 7 | In the towns a rich and influential group of merchants , retailers , professional men and the like led their chapels in all the important decisions such as whether or not to move to a Unitarian position . |
| 8 | The intrusion of these emotions into a relationship , whether or not related to sexual issues , is responsible for a good many sexual problems which are based on them , not directly but through decline in the quality of the relationship itself . |
| 9 | You do not think like a civilised man , although your behaviour has become civilised , and so he can not ascribe to your actions motives which are suspect — or not according to his understanding . ’ |
| 10 | Or not talking to her . |
| 11 | This entails the right to choose whether or not to belong to a trade union and the right to strike . |
| 12 | Thoughtfully , Andrée said , ‘ Do you think your mother cares two hoots about being married or not married to a man ? |
| 13 | The way in which individual credit granters decide whether or not to lend to people who ask for loans or credit affects the general pattern of credit use . |
| 14 | ‘ Ah , but we 're not a poor servant girl , really , are we ? ’ said Dr Neil , his head on one side again , the scar presented to her ; it was a sign that despite his mockery he had accepted her , for with those of whom he was unsure , or not used to , he always attempted to shield them from its sight . |
| 15 | A higher proportion of the CSW team 's notional ‘ elderly ’ time was devoted to work with people not yet clients , or ‘ not exactly ’ clients ( whether they were regarded as open cases or not seemed to be a matter of chance ) . |
| 16 | ( 2 ) This section does not apply to — ( a ) assents by a personal representative ; ( b ) disclaimers made in accordance with section 54 of the bankruptcy Act 1914 or not required to be evidenced in writing ; ( c ) surrenders by operation of law , including surrenders which may , by law , be effected without writing ; ( d ) leases or tenancies or other assurances not required by law to be made in writing ; ( e ) receipts not required by law to be under seal ; ( f ) vesting orders of the court or other competent authority ; ( g ) conveyances taking effect by operation of law . |
| 17 | Radio listeners and newspaper readers were generally far better informed , but investigation showed that a great deal of news was either misunderstood or not listened to because it was incomprehensible . |