Example sentences of "i have come [adv] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 've come round to see John . |
| 2 | ‘ I 've come here to restore your judgement , ’ she said . |
| 3 | He says er er and he says me pal did n't come , he said , Well , I thought well I 've come here to do it , and I 'm going . |
| 4 | Getting no response , she went on a shade breathlessly , ‘ I 've come here to do a catalogue raisonné , and help make the arrangements for mounting an exhibition of his sculpture . ’ |
| 5 | I 've come here to do a job I very much want to do , but I refuse to stay and … ’ |
| 6 | Silas , dear — I 've come here to spend time with you . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ I 've come here to ask you to direct operations from on board the train . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ As a matter of fact I 've come here to tell you something , ’ he said shortly . |
| 9 | I 've come here to have my portrait taken by Mr Butcher . |
| 10 | Cos she , she 'd gone to you first and she , and she came along , she said erm Ann 's not in , she said I 've come down to see you both . |
| 11 | Brought up well as I was actually born in the village and that 's where I 've come home to roost when I left the army . |
| 12 | ‘ But , ’ she says , ‘ I 've come back to live theatre with a vengeance . |
| 13 | I 've come back to get your ma 's room straight so she can come upstairs . ’ |
| 14 | I ca n't remember , that 's what I 've come in to find out |
| 15 | In desperation , on 5 August , Ho declared : ‘ I have come here to make peace . |
| 16 | ‘ I have come here to relate something to you , Father . ’ |
| 17 | I have come not to abolish but to complete them . ’ |
| 18 | Jesus said some strong things about the Old Testament : " Think not that I have come to abolish the law and the prophets ; I have come not to abolish them but to fulfil them . |
| 19 | I have quoted this passage in full , not because I think it is particularly inspired or even well-written , but because it is the nearest attempt I have come across to suggest some of the subjective , hidden meanings that might well make up a performer 's luggage when he expresses himself on stage . |