Example sentences of "i came [adv] [adv] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I came here today to have a look but I did n't think it would affect me the way it has . |
| 2 | ‘ Yes , ’ she agreed , though while she felt it would not be right for her to question him about his employer , she could see no reason — since he must be aware of the contents of Ven Gajdusek 's desk diary — for not mentioning , ‘ I came here specifically to interview Mr Gajdusek last Friday , but — ’ |
| 3 | I disremember if it was October or November — it was October , 'cos it was before I came up here to join the matriculation class . ’ |
| 4 | erm when I first started working in Harlow eighteen years ago one evening I came up just to see what the playhouse was all about . |
| 5 | ‘ Well , would you believe I came up there to save you ? |
| 6 | ‘ Actually , ’ he said slowly , ‘ I came down here to talk to you about last night . ’ |
| 7 | I came down here to try and find him . |
| 8 | I came back here to learn music . |
| 9 | Then I came back here to change , before I joined my wife at a dinner party . |
| 10 | Much later , I came back in to help Wu clear up the debris and to take the puppies out for a walk . |
| 11 | I came out here to do a job , Signor de Sciorto … ’ |
| 12 | I came out here to look for her , but she seems to have disappeared . ’ |
| 13 | I came out here to have a little fun skiing quietly round , and here you are , attempting to barge your way into my life all over again . |
| 14 | I came out here to find Bernard and that 's what I intend to do . ’ |