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Can one say:

a. There are a few things left for us to finish the project.
instead of:
b. There are a few things left for us to do to finish the project.


Can one say:

c. There are a few miles left for us to get there.
instead of:
d. There are a few miles left for us to go to get there.
 
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Yes, but it would sound more natural if you drop for us
 

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b. "to do" is redundant.
d. You go from A to B, but you get B, so drop "to go".
 
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b. "to do" is redundant.
d. You go from A to B, but you get B, so drop "to go".

This is what he says, read more carefully
 
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He asked if he could say

1.
a. There are a few things left for us to finish the project.
which means he dropped to do

2.
c. There are a few miles left for us to get there.
which means he dropped to go
 

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Can one say:

a. There are a few things left for us to finish the project.
instead of:
b. There are a few things left for us to do to finish the project.


Can one say:

c. There are a few miles left for us to get there.
instead of:
d. There are a few miles left for us to go to get there.
I think the second version of each sounds better. You can ellipse out the suggested words, but they are not redundant.
Consider this:
There are still a few things to finish my homework.
This is essentially the same construction. It sounds incomplete without "to do".
 
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