< VERB PRON into _vvg > in the BNC (e.g. trick them into coming), grouped by main verb, where main verb occurs at least two times. Quick search: not all main verbs are actually relevant to the construction. For more information on the construction, see: Kim, Jong-Bok and Mark Davies. (2016) “The Into Causative Construction in English: A Construction-based Perspective.” English Language and Linguistics 20 (1): 55-83. Davies, Mark and Jong-Bok Kim. (In press) “Historical shifts with the into-causative construction in American English” To be published in Linguistics. ---------------------------- # tokens verb 1 32 talk 2 20 trick 3 16 fool 4 15 bully 5 14 bring 6 13 force 7 13 provoke 8 10 lead 9 10 mislead 10 9 push 11 8 trap 12 8 con 13 8 deceive 14 8 delude 15 7 blackmail 16 6 frighten 17 5 goad 18 5 throw 19 5 shock 20 4 startle 21 4 sting 22 4 put 23 4 scare 24 4 lull 25 4 manipulate 26 4 pressure 27 3 prompt 28 3 nudge 29 3 manoeuvre 30 3 brainwash 31 3 charm 32 3 inveigle 33 3 shame 34 3 tempt 35 2 tease 36 2 seduce 37 2 coax 38 2 call 39 2 aggravate 40 2 galvanise 41 2 get 42 2 drive 43 2 embarrass 44 2 entice 45 2 nag 46 2 persuade 47 2 lure 48 2 make 49 2 hoodwink 50 2 hound 51 2 intimidate