Pattern: V 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
She seems to be a very stubborn character. (BNC)
Several companies were vying to capture a share of the market. (BNC)
They tried to buy him off. (BNC)
[He] pretended to fall asleep. (BNC)
[They] declined to comment further. (BNC)
Constructions
1. the purposive 'to' construction2. the reactive 'to' construction3. the manage to do construction4. the choose to do construction5. the deign to do construction6. the hasten to do construction7. the omit to do construction8. the refuse to do construction
9. the promise to do construction10. the ask to do construction11. the want to do construction12. the decide to do construction13. the collaborate to do construction14. the vie to do construction15. the plan to do construction16. the wait to do construction
17. the try to do construction18. the hurry to do construction19. the start to happen construction20. the seem to be construction21. the pretend to be construction22. the happen to do construction23. the tend to happen construction24. the claim to be construction
25. the love to do construction

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