Example sentences of "[noun pl] [be] [adv] there [to-vb] " in BNC.

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1 Lina 's role was to persuade the Ashleys that journalists were not there to pry , but to promote .
2 The counsellors are not there to tell any young person what to do though if they are asked for practical advice they will give it .
3 trees were n't there to make The Stow .
4 In other words , according to the philosophy of the head teacher , the teachers are not there to teach at all , but merely to supervise the children as they try to learn by themselves .
5 I mean Carole said earlier , it 's a question of eventually making your mind up that you want to do something about it , but then professionals are maybe there to assist .
6 Clara was glad that Walter Ash with his quips was not there to add to it .
7 And he thinks the gloss that surrounds some 4AD groups is only there to mask the lack of real songs .
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