Example sentences of "we [am/are] [adv] [adv] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We are not here to sort out the world 's problems ! ’ |
| 2 | ‘ There is a great public demand for information on food and nutrition — and we are not here to sell a particular line , ’ he said . |
| 3 | ‘ Surely , Sir John , we are not here to discuss the mysterious death of a piglet ? ’ |
| 4 | ‘ No , we are not here to discuss the death of a pig but the murder of a priest , Richard Waldegrave ! ’ |
| 5 | We are not here to have a good time . ’ |
| 6 | Chairman of the bench Lawrie Wild told vociferous protesters : ‘ We are not here to hear your objections , we are here to look at the site . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ Dr. Briant , let me tell you here and now that we are not here to make judgments . |
| 8 | We are not only to include pleasures and pains liable to be produced by an action in estimating its rightness or wrongness , but pleasures and pains liable to be prevented by it . |
| 9 | ‘ We are simply here to discuss what measures to take in the light of recent developments . |
| 10 | ‘ Welcome , we are so please to see you . ’ |
| 11 | We 're also there to help when you 're having difficulty making ends meet . |
| 12 | Now I I 'm we 're not here to argue whether that 's a good thing or a bad thing , erm but nonetheless parents were , if you like , an attempt was being made to con them into voting on that particular issue under the guise of whether their children 's education would be better or worse , and I think many parents realized that . |
| 13 | Erm the , the instructions I 've got is be courteous but we 're not here to answer questions . |
| 14 | But all the radical social workers who were there on a political and class base were asking the most difficult questions I have ever heard , saying ‘ We 're not here to service the medical profession . |
| 15 | Erm for what it 's worth , I 'll give you my suggestions about what we should do as far as ticket prices are concerned er , having taken in a view of the most important factor of the treasurer 's comments but also bearing in mind that we did have high recurring expenses this year , which wo n't apply in future and we 're not here to make money . |
| 16 | ‘ Whatever they do is fine , ’ said Jennifer , ‘ we 're not here to dictate what other people should do . ’ |
| 17 | But we 're not here to solve the robbery of a watch . ’ |
| 18 | She seemed so happy and positive and the thing that made me opt for that hospital was when she said , ‘ Childbirth is the woman 's experience , we 're just here to back you up . ’ |
| 19 | Er because I mean we 're just here to show support and to provide continuing support for this campaign . |
| 20 | Spunk , that 's what we 're here today to tell you … |
| 21 | Well that 's what we 're here today to look at . |
| 22 | " I have some evidence — it does n't strictly concern the audit , because , as you say , we 're here officially to find out if the group has any money , not precisely how it 's made — to suggest that the ships can " I be making a profit by legitimate trade . |
| 23 | So we 're , we 're here now to relax . |
| 24 | around or over the world in 30 days of driving … that 's the dream of two local motoring enthusiasts who are taking their old morgan car on the longest … the toughest rally of them all … they 've been getting themselves into gear in the Malverns and we 're off there to join them for our Friday feature |
| 25 | Yes , well , being local men we 're obviously there to protect but erm as a police officer sometimes it is advantageous if those who have the strongest following win . |
| 26 | He says we 're out there to skate . |
| 27 | Make your own choice , we 're only here to point out what is available . |
| 28 | All the rest of us are just here to make up the numbers . ’ |