Example sentences of "[pron] [be] [adv] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I am here to receive your homage in dark silence . |
| 2 | ‘ I am here to enjoy myself , man , ’ he said hoarsely . |
| 3 | The Government have a duty and I am here to answer it — — if the House will give me an opportunity . |
| 4 | ‘ I am here to listen and learn , my Lord Chairman , ’ she said in her clear and authoritative voice . |
| 5 | I am here to listen to all my colleagues and to all hon. Members and anyone else who wishes to make representations to me . |
| 6 | ‘ Maybe you 're right , ’ he said with razor-sharp precision , ‘ maybe I am here to sleep with her . |
| 7 | I am here to watch you . ’ |
| 8 | I am here to give you advice . |
| 9 | I am here to underline [ pause ] , to confirm [ pause ] , to tell you with the utmost conviction [ longish pause ] that because we are behind you , the basic situation is that we move forward [ slight pause ] together . |
| 10 | As long as I am here to remind you I shall never let you forget . |
| 11 | ‘ I am here to plead my case with my father 's creditors and to sell the family jewels , I suppose it is selfish of me to be concerned with such trifles when you have such pressing concerns like where you shall live , in the London home or at Summer Lodge . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ But madam , I am here to serve you , ’ she began , belatedly hearing these commands . |
| 13 | I am here to act as a … a chairman , an impartial chairman , and I 've let myself be carried away . |
| 14 | I am here to stay . |
| 15 | But this is what I am here to discuss . |
| 16 | ‘ Briefly , counsellor , I am here to keep you in business . ’ |
| 17 | Mike Curley , a director of the Faroe Seafood Company in Grimsby , a main importer of Faroese fish , said : ‘ I am here to protect the jobs of 320 people involved in processing fish here in Grimsby . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ I am here to supervise them , ’ she said . |
| 19 | Perhaps I should stress , once again , that I am here to help . |
| 20 | And that means that all these questions you are jumping in with will be answered as part of the statement I am here to make . |
| 21 | I am here to make speeches and take part in processions . |
| 22 | I am here to encourage the parties to do exactly that . ’ |
| 23 | I am here to warn you that your work must stop . |
| 24 | I am here to work in a London drama academy , to teach — ah , yes — deportment . |
| 25 | I said ‘ I am here to tell you something but if you do n't want to listen to me I am not going to listen to you either . ’ |
| 26 | I am here to tell you that it does . |
| 27 | Well , I am here to tell you the opposite , and you 'd better believe me . |
| 28 | Television critic , I am here to tell you , is the only job in journalism I know which obviates the need to ever get out of bed . |
| 29 | ‘ I am here to ensure that the laws of the land are obeyed . ’ |
| 30 | His aim was clear : ‘ I am here to get Leeds City into the First Division . |