Example sentences of "[verb] here [to-vb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Getting no response , she went on a shade breathlessly , ‘ I 've come here to do a catalogue raisonné , and help make the arrangements for mounting an exhibition of his sculpture . ’ |
| 2 | I 've come here to do a job I very much want to do , but I refuse to stay and … ’ |
| 3 | It 's different if you 're paid to come here to give a talk and you put up a poor show but if you 've volunteered then er I think er you know you you really ought to have a different approach to . |
| 4 | I came here to record a couple of shows for Britain — and I thought that would be it . |
| 5 | I came here to see a Mrs Denner , to design her garden . ’ |
| 6 | But you must be very busy and I came here to ask a favour , a big favour . |
| 7 | ‘ I came here to do a job of work , and since that quite clearly is no longer possible — I can hardly tutor a pupil who is n't even here ! — I can see not the slightest reason to stay . |
| 8 | Though I dare say , long long ago , sick people probably came here to seek a cure . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ I came here to find a man to kill my wife . |
| 10 | You could n't care less , one way or the other — you just came here to have a little fun at my expense . |
| 11 | No attempt is made here to provide a comprehensive survey of the literature ; the intention rather is to introduce the basic experimental techniques and to summarise some of the principal findings and theoretical issues . |
| 12 | Our linguistic habits have preserved , as if in amber , an interpretation of the world which we no longer consciously accept , which is exploited here to suggest a link between our thought patterns and those of Neanderthal man . |
| 13 | Its main exponent is Wallerstein ( 1974 ) , but the term is used here to describe a slightly broader group ( including writers like Amin ( 1976 ) and Frank ( 1967 ) ) whose work shares some similarities with Wallerstein 's . |
| 14 | Common law legislation can be used here to force a landlord to make repairs . |
| 15 | The term ‘ formal interview ’ is used here to designate a type of interview in which there is an appreciable amount of control exercised over both the presentation of the questions ( stimuli ) and the recording of the answers ( responses ) . |
| 16 | The notion of response competition has been used here to provide a framework for an intervention . |
| 17 | The term expert is used here to denote a person who knows how to perform an activity without necessarily understanding why his methods work . |
| 18 | Regency stripe , classical motifs and rich wood have been used here to achieve a formal style that is also very natural . |
| 19 | All kinds of experts are rushing here to have a look at you . ’ |
| 20 | We were invited here to bring a Moral Re-Armament play , ‘ The Forgotten Factor ’ , and take it round the land . |
| 21 | I asked for you to be brought here to do a specific job . |
| 22 | ‘ You 've been brought here to give a full account of Captain Meredith 's dealings . |
| 23 | Since the number of suitable translocations , reciprocal and Robertsonian , which can be used as easily recognized markers is limited ( see 17 for listings and linkage information ) , it is proposed here to describe a more general approach to in situ hybridization assuming no prior knowledge of the position of the unique sequence in the genome . |
| 24 | Without going into detailed calculations which readers can obtain for themselves , the concept has been introduced here to provide a clear distinction between internal operating efficiency and action on relative prices . |
| 25 | We are gathered here to celebrate a marriage but , in deference to the family of the late verderer and lord of the manor , our celebrations will cease . |
| 26 | Erm Bradford and Leeds have er adopted a similar approach in their representations to er yourselves and certainly er I did not come here to take a er a part in the debate over specific figures . |
| 27 | He says : ‘ I did n't come here to put a notch on Chris 's belt . |
| 28 | They come here to make a success of their lives , which suggests to me that , despite all the gloomy statistics and stories that we hear from the Opposition , this is still a country of enterprise and opportunity , if one really wants to find that opportunity . |
| 29 | Therapist : ‘ Everybody who comes here to see a psychologist has different expectations . |
| 30 | WWF is working here to establish a network of protected areas , and a similar process is under way in the Korup rainforest of Cameroon — something of a flagship project for WWF and its partner agencies . |