Infinitives in articles

         

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Nazi-era German anthem at tennis tournament sparks outrage read more

  1.      "This mistake will not occur again," it said. – NPA infinitive as a part of compound verbal modal predicate.

  2.      …were about to play their first-round tie – NPA infinitive as a predicative.

               150-year-old wedding dress lost at dry cleaners found read more

1.      The dress was sent to be dry cleaned in September. – NPP infinitive as an adverbial modifier of purpose.

2.      …and couldn't believe it was the dress – NPA infinitive as a part of compound verbal modal predicate.

3.      …the dress had to go back to his office in Glasgow - NPA infinitive as a part of compound verbal modal predicate.

4.      …it will be delivered safely back to us on Monday – NPP infinitive as a part of compound verbal modal predicate.

5.     It's going to be apparently driven from Edinburgh to my mum and dad's house. – NPP infinitive as a predicate.

6.  The 29-year-old said she still planned to have the dress cleaned. – NPA infinitive as an object.

7.   Somewhere where we can't let it out of our sight. - NPA infinitive as a part of compound verbal modal predicate.

8.    Has the wedding dress you wore or are planning to wear been passed down the generations? - NPA infinitive as an object. 

9.      Please include a contact number if you are willing to speak to a BBC journalist. – NPA infinitive as an object.

10.  You can also contact us in the following ways. - NPA infinitive as a part of compound verbal modal predicate.

11.  If you are happy to be contacted (1) by a BBC journalist please leave a telephone number that we can contact (2) you on. – (1) NPP infinitive as a predicative; (2) NPA infinitive as a part of compound verbal modal predicate.

12.   In some cases a selection of your comments will be published. – NPP infinitive as a part of compound modal verbal predicate.

13.  Your contact details will never be published. - NPP infinitive as a part of compound modal verbal predicate.

14.   When sending us pictures, video or eyewitness accounts at no time should you endanger yourself or others, take any unnecessary risks or infringe any laws. - NPA infinitives as a part of compound verbal modal predicate.

                 Hamburg airport evacuated and 50 treated over 'substance in air' read more

            1.  …an unknown substance believed to have been in the air conditioning system – PA                              infinitive as complex subject.

2. …as officials tried to establish the cause – NPA infinitive as an object.

3.  Dozens of people are said to have complained of breathing problems and irritation. – PA infinitive as complex subject. 

4.  Passengers had to wait outside in cold temperatures. – NPA infinitive as a part of compound verbal modal predicate.