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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…Lear tried to tempt Gould to visit him in Rome… (BNC)
The Council commanded the warden to cease these unlawful practices. (BNC) …he was assigned to take an instructors' course… (BNC) …to kill two people who they allege to have been behind crime in the city. (BNC) …as if expecting his brother's anger to turn to blows… (BNC) |
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