26. Translate into English using the Infinitive as Parantheses.

1. Короче говоря, они решили, что дешевле будет жить на вилле.

2. Он был груб, чтобы не сказать больше.

3. Мягко выражаясь, он был не на высоте.

4. По правде говоря, я был несколько встревожен, но теперь это прошло.

5. Он привез с собой коллекцию картин, не говоря уже о значительном состоянии.

6. Говоря откровенно, я против длинных помолвок.

7. Короче говоря, их вина осталась недоказанной.

§ 5 The Infinitive Constructions

5.1. Complex Object with the Infinitive

Complex Object with the Infinitive is the construction in which the object is complex consisting of a noun or a personal pronoun in objective case plus the Infinitive: I'd like the students/them to come at 5.

Complex Object is used:

a) after the verbs of sense perception hear, see watch, feel, observe, notice, etc.

• In the Active Voice without the particle to:

I haven’t heard anyone call me.

I felt the blood rush into my cheeks.

• and in the Passive Voice with the particle to:

She was heard to scream.

N OTE: When the verb see has the meaning of 'understand’ and the verb hear has the meaning of ‘learn, be told’ Complex Object is not used:

I saw that he didn’t realize the danger.

I hear that he left for the South.

b) after the verbs denoting:

mental activity:	know, think, consider, believe, suppose, expect, imagine, find, feel, trust
declaring:	declare, pronounce, report
wish and intention:	want, wish, desire, mean, intend, choose
feeling and emotion:	like, dislike, love, hate, cannot bear
order and permission:	order, allow, suffer, have
compulsion:	make, cause, get, have

e.g.: Everyone knows him to be admirable.

The judge pronounced the suspect to be guilty.

I want you to come and dine with me.

I dislike him to talk like that.

The teacher ordered the room to be aired.

The noise made her wake up.

The crash caused her to wake up.

E x e r c i s e s

1. Translate the sentences with Complex Object into Russian.

1. I didn’t expect these remarks to be popular.

2. We knew some of the rumours to be nonsense.

3. He didn’t mean this to be a very long meeting.

4. Would you like me to read the manuscript aloud to you?

5. I wanted him to know that some of us were thinking about him.

6. He wished me to be present at the reconciliation.

7. No one could expect her to be happy.

8. I knew that to be true.

9. I could feel my nose bleed.

10. I felt Maggie’s hand tighten in mine.

11. I had not heard him speak before.

12. I had never known Mr Rose behave like this.

13. What makes you think you have any talent?

14. I watched her move away from us.

15. Do you really want us to go to the theatre tomorrow?

2. Use the particle to with the Infinitive where required.

1. Tell me what you would like me ..... do.

2. Hearing the bell ..... ring he went to see who was at the door.

3. Did you feel the bridge ..... shake?

4. I don’t like you ..... say such things.

5. Put on a thicker coat, I don’t want you ..... catch cold.

6. We expect this book ..... appear on sale very soon.

7. I saw him ..... get off the bus.

8. The whole problem is so important that I would like you ..... go over the facts once more.

9. At the Central Station, the men watched the train ..... come in.

10. We know Australia ..... be the only continent situated in the southern hemisphere.

11. We sincerely wish good relations ..... be established between our two countries.

12. Presently we saw him ..... emerge from the station, ..... cross the street and ..... disappear into the building.