Основы теории английского языка. Листунова Е.И. - 106 стр.

       Every minute or so he was compelled to rest (London). The
apples are... ready to fall (Galsworthy). He was only anxious to forget
(Greene). He was determined to proceed with discernment in every-
thing he did (Cronin). ...She was only too inclined to take advantage
of his weakness (Galsworthy). And children were always willing to
play cricket with him... (Galsworthy).
       4. The expression to be going + infinitive which has often modal
force (to intend to do something):
       I’m not going to stand this sort of thing any longer (Dickens).
At breakfast next morning he asked her what she was going to do that
day (Coppard).
       5. The following phraseological units: had better, had best, had
rather, would sooner, would rather, would have combined with the
infinitive (a subjective infinitive):
       How are we going to sit? I’d better get up by the driver (Mans-
field). «I had rather be a child,» replied Paul (Dickens). There’s a storm
coming on. We’d better go home (Galsworthy). And what would you
have me say to him if I did manage to see him? (Trîllîðe).
     •  The Aspective Compound Verbal Predicate
      The aspective compound verbal predicate comprises an infinitive
or gerund (rarely apartici ple) combined with the finite form of averb
which indicates the beginning, duration or end of the action denoted
by the infinitive or gerund, such as: to begin, to continue, to keep, to
go on, to stop, etc.
      Also the combinations: would + infinitive, used to + infinitive
which express repeated, habitual actions in the past.
      The rain began to descend heavily (Dickens). He continued blink-
ing his eyes and trying to smile... (Joyce). His eyes kept questioning
her face... (Galsworthy). Bessie had now finished dusting and tidying
the room... (Bronte). Gabriel had known her when she was a child and
used to sit on the lowest step nursing a rag doll... (Joyce). ...He would
lie on the bank, gazing at the cluster of dog-violets... (Galsworthy).
      For the use of the partici ple in the function of the notional part
of acompound verbal predicate see «The Partici ple».
      Sunshine came spilling upon us (Cronin). ...A little girl came
running up the lawn (Bronte). ...The wind came moaning on across
the flat... (Dickens).
      In some cases the verbal predicate may be both modal and
aspective: You must begin to study properly.
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