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:

Examples
We carried on using the encyclopedia to make plans… (BNC)
…he was assigned to take an instructors' course… (BNC)
He did everything he could to force his son to go on racing… (BNC)
…the worker can claim that the employer be condemned to pay them compensation… (BNC)
…they've led me to believe…that my job was safe. (BNC)

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