verbs taking to-clausal object
decide to
(Dick decided to phone Jane.)
tempt to
try to
want to
verbs taking 'that'-clausal object
agree that
(Jill agreed that it was the right thing to do.)
feel that
know that
prove that
realize that
think that
verbs taking ing-clausal object
stop (+ __ ing)
(Dick stopped talking to Jane.)
prepositional verbs
go to
(Dick went to Jane's house.)
have a fight with [someone]
teach about
look for
ditransitive verb taking 'to'-infinitive clausal object
ask someone to
(Dick asked Jane to lend him some money.)
phrasal verbs
get home
lose hope
go through
(Gabriela went through some terrible times because of her gambling problem.)
work on
phrasal-prepositional verbs
come out of
(The gas came out of a small hole in the pipe.)
go back to
phrasal verb + 'ing'-clause
keep on [+ __ ing]
(If Harry keeps on gambling, he will lose all his money.)
verb + prepositional phrase
go for [period of time] without
['ing'-clause]
(Gabriela went for a long time without gambling.)
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verb + adjectival complement
feel [+ adjective]
(When she walked into the pub Gabriela felt confident.)
'set' passive
be involved in
(Sam is involved in a lot of illegal activities.)
noun + 'to'-clause
urge + 'to'-clause
(As soon as she got into the pub, Gabriela felt the urge to play the pokies.)
adjective + 'that'-clause
sure [+ adjective]
(Gabriela was sure that she would not be tempted.)
phrasal quantifier
less and less
(After she started gambling, Jane spent less and less time with her family.)
phrasal conjunctions
as [+ adjective +] as
(Gabriela tried as hard as she could to stay away from the poikies.)
as soon as
(As soon as she got home Gabriela began to cry and scream.)
phrasal adverbial
right away
(When Gabriela's husband saw the expression on her face, he knew right away that everything would be all right.
idiomatic noun phrase
a price to pay
(Sarah didn't realize that, in the future, there'd be a high price to pay for her careless behaviour.)
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