Example sentences of "i [be] [adv] here [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I am not here to lose , ’ he said , never far from the negative response . |
| 2 | And I am not here to lose you readers . ’ |
| 3 | I am not here to defend British Rail 's management decisions — I am usually better at condemning them — but during the passage of the legislation to which my hon. Friend referred earlier , British Rail stated that it had picked the least safe of the 100 crossings to which I have referred . |
| 4 | ‘ I am not here to become involved in a controversy , ’ he said . |
| 5 | I am not here to discuss that now , but I mean it 's just to make sure that you know that things are n't planned for five years or ten years , but possibly for a lot longer than that . |
| 6 | ‘ I am not here to make myself known to the police . |
| 7 | Tension can be created either by the sponsor 's subtle , superior position of detachment : ‘ I am only here to describe the problems ; you are the ones who will have to face them ’ , or , quite differently , a hint of ‘ I know more than I am going to tell ’ , or its cruder version : ‘ I am doing a good salesman 's job and you are going to fall for it ’ . |
| 8 | And the reason is that , as well as coming to have my offer for your house refused , yet again , ’ he said pithily , ‘ I 'm also here to invite you and Thomas to lunch on the quay in Portimão . ’ |
| 9 | I 'm just here to help find them . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ I 'm not here to watch television , ’ the Doctor said . |
| 11 | Well no , that 's alright love , I 'm not here to arrange |
| 12 | I 'm not here to give them anything , I 'm here to tell them exactly what we expect them to do . |
| 13 | And and therefore I 'm not here to sell you this or that . |
| 14 | " 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 . " |
| 15 | ‘ I 'm not here to take your call . |
| 16 | But I 'm I 'm not here to teach you how to do the pitch . |
| 17 | ‘ I 'm not here to fix the city , rather to take the work that has already been done onto the next stage . |
| 18 | ‘ Look Ian , I 'm here to help you , I 'm not here to grind my own axe . |
| 19 | I 'm not here to receive compliments . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ I 'm not here to judge you , Piper . |
| 21 | I 'm not here to dance , however ; I 'm here to talk . |
| 22 | ‘ I 'm not here to fight , I 'm here to save your fucking life . |
| 23 | ‘ Yes , I see you do , ’ he agreed , ‘ and I 'm not here to make difficulties . |
| 24 | ‘ I 'm not here to make trouble . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ But I 'm not here to make judgements , only to see if you 've broken anything . |
| 26 | Ah unfortunately I 'm not here to follow you up cos I 'm actually away next week , sorry about that . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | ‘ No , I 'm not here to tell you a story . |
| 29 | ‘ I 'm not here to tell you what to do , ’ replied Buchman . |
| 30 | ‘ Well , ’ she butted in fast , ‘ I 'm not here to discuss such — er — such … |