Example sentences of "we [be] not [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 | 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 . |
10 | Erm the , the instructions I 've got is be courteous but we 're not here to answer questions . |
11 | 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 . |
12 | 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 . |
13 | ‘ Whatever they do is fine , ’ said Jennifer , ‘ we 're not here to dictate what other people should do . ’ |
14 | But we 're not here to solve the robbery of a watch . ’ |
15 | We were not there to look pretty at all . |