Pattern: V n to-inf
The pattern can be best understood by viewing the interactive construction network link above.
To examine the individual constructions please see the tables below:
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He did everything he could to force his son to go on racing… (BNC)
…he was assigned to take an instructors' course… (BNC) …and no corvids other than magpies have been observed to breed at Santa Fe. (BNC) …as if expecting his brother's anger to turn to blows… (BNC) …the worker can claim that the employer be condemned to pay them compensation… (BNC) |
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