Example sentences of "[vb infin] to come [prep] this " in BNC.
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| 1 | I did not want to come to this council , but I came hoping that we could save blood . |
| 2 | So he raised his wings , which still bore the light-coloured plumage of a juvenile , reared up his head in as fierce a way as he could , and called out , ‘ I did not choose to come to this miserable place , or to live with ones such as you who grow angry at nothing , or nothing I can understand . |
| 3 | So I well I sent him er our sheets , er sheet about the group and the minutes and er I contacted Michael er , who said he 'll be very happy to help in , so I er phoned up this chap and said , gave him Michael 's number and said erm he 'd like to come to this meeting tonight , he said yes , so I went to pick him up and I just could n't find that blinking house , anyone who knows Harlow , he 's in Parsonage Leys , I just could n't find the number it was , I just could n't find anything less than thirty seven |
| 4 | ‘ Did it have to come to this ? |
| 5 | ‘ Surely she does n't have to come through this lot to go to her flat ? ’ |
| 6 | What we 're interested in is how Dick ( Best ) can blend in those new players who will start to come through this year ’ . |