| 26.3.2 L'infinito in espressioni idiomatiche |
In alcune espressioni idiomatiche non si utilizza la preposizione to per aggiungere l' infinito.
| Espressioni con infinito senza to | |
| he had better ... | gli converrebbe... |
| he had best ... | gli converrebbe... |
| he had/would rather ... | preferirebbe ... |
| he would sooner ... | preferirebbe ... |
| he would (just) as soon ... | gli piacebbe tanto... come |
| he couldn't (help) but ... | poteva soltanto... |
| Esempi | |
| He had better go by bus; the weather is too bad to go by bike. | 
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| She had best stay at home, she is too ill to go to work. |
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| We had/would rather go to the theatre. |
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| They would sooner sell their house than borrow money. |
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| She would (just) as soon read a good book as go for a walk. |
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| He couldn't (help) but laugh. |
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