< VERB PRON into _vvg > in COCA (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 1 562 talk 2 221 trick 3 151 fool 4 73 force 5 71 delude 6 70 scare 7 66 coax 8 51 pressure 9 51 throw 10 49 bring 11 48 bully 12 46 coerce 13 45 push 14 39 lure 15 38 shame 16 36 manipulate 17 34 goad 18 32 con 19 31 deceive 20 30 seduce 21 28 lead 22 27 turn 23 23 get 24 21 intimidate 25 20 put 26 20 provoke 27 20 mislead 28 20 lull 29 19 shock 30 17 charm 31 17 bribe 32 17 blackmail 33 16 frighten 34 16 entice 35 16 nudge 36 14 drive 37 13 kid 38 12 cajole 39 11 draw 40 11 brainwash 41 11 startle 42 10 tempt 43 10 send 44 10 badger 45 9 argue 46 9 lock 47 9 prod 48 9 transform 49 9 tease 50 9 trap 51 9 rope 52 8 will 53 8 maneuver 54 8 dupe 55 7 guide 56 7 bait 57 7 browbeat 58 6 flatter 59 6 move 60 6 spook 61 5 translate 62 5 nag 63 5 jolt 64 5 pour 65 5 press 66 5 embarrass 67 5 dream 68 4 annoy 69 4 influence 70 4 hoodwink 71 4 hypnotize 72 4 pester 73 4 mold 74 4 take 75 4 summon 76 4 surprise 77 4 wheedle 78 3 work 79 3 sway 80 3 steer 81 3 stun 82 3 taunt 83 3 make 84 3 propel 85 3 pull 86 3 guilting 87 3 launch 88 3 game 89 3 ease 90 3 bludgeon 91 3 beat 92 3 beguile 93 3 catapult 94 3 convert 95 2 convince 96 2 distract 97 2 drag 98 2 call 99 2 cast 100 2 coach 101 2 conjure 102 2 betray 103 2 blind 104 2 batter 105 2 assemble 106 2 buy 107 2 finagle 108 2 galvanize 109 2 follow 110 2 guilted 111 2 give 112 2 inspire 113 2 integrate 114 2 inveigle 115 2 harangue 116 2 hook 117 2 humiliate 118 2 imagine 119 2 immerse 120 2 induce 121 2 resolve 122 2 shake 123 2 prompt 124 2 psych 125 2 mesmerize 126 2 needle 127 2 negotiate 128 2 organize 129 2 panic 130 2 persuade 131 2 terrorize 132 2 threaten 133 2 thrust 134 2 torture 135 2 wish 136 2 tutor 137 2 trigger 138 2 suck 139 2 stimulate 140 2 tantalize 141 2 spur 142 2 rush 143 2 sink 144 2 sort 145 2 wrangle 146 2 write