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 too had backed Grye to win. (BNC) …the disappearance of the forest habitat had forced the herbivore to turn meat-eater. (BNC) …as if expecting his brother's anger to turn to blows… (BNC) …politicians believed themselves to be the best informed people in the world. (BNC) |
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