Example sentences of "[pron] 'm not [adv] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I 'm not here to watch television , ’ the Doctor said . |
| 2 | Well no , that 's alright love , I 'm not here to arrange |
| 3 | I 'm not here to give them anything , I 'm here to tell them exactly what we expect them to do . |
| 4 | And and therefore I 'm not here to sell you this or that . |
| 5 | " Nevertheless , the year is coming rather near , " put in Vera , one of Amyas 's several maiden aunts , " and quite honestly I hope I 'm not here to see it . " |
| 6 | ‘ I 'm not here to take your call . |
| 7 | But I 'm I 'm not here to teach you how to do the pitch . |
| 8 | ‘ I 'm not here to fix the city , rather to take the work that has already been done onto the next stage . |
| 9 | ‘ Look Ian , I 'm here to help you , I 'm not here to grind my own axe . |
| 10 | I 'm not here to receive compliments . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ I 'm not here to judge you , Piper . |
| 12 | I 'm not here to dance , however ; I 'm here to talk . |
| 13 | ‘ I 'm not here to fight , I 'm here to save your fucking life . |
| 14 | ‘ Yes , I see you do , ’ he agreed , ‘ and I 'm not here to make difficulties . |
| 15 | ‘ I 'm not here to make trouble . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ But I 'm not here to make judgements , only to see if you 've broken anything . |
| 17 | Ah unfortunately I 'm not here to follow you up cos I 'm actually away next week , sorry about that . |
| 18 | Chair my name 's Pete from Partnership 's I 'm here as a member of the public I 'm not here to speak on behalf of the theatre at all . |
| 19 | ‘ No , I 'm not here to tell you a story . |
| 20 | ‘ I 'm not here to tell you what to do , ’ replied Buchman . |
| 21 | ‘ Well , ’ she butted in fast , ‘ I 'm not here to discuss such — er — such … |
| 22 | ‘ I 'm not here to investigate any underhand dealings you may be involved in , ’ she managed at last . |
| 23 | ‘ I 'm not here to accuse you , Natasha . |
| 24 | ‘ I 'm not here to look after every child in the school ! |
| 25 | But I 'm not here to play that role . |
| 26 | ‘ I 'm not here to steal Florian from Nicky . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ I get criticised for not going to the cinema to see people 's reaction — but I 'm not there to review the audience . ’ |