Benny's dad would often offer him ice cream as an incentive for mowing the lawn.
I sent for an agent to apprise, or rate the value of, our home.
He has a fastidious boss in his new job, he just doesn't know how to please him.
I did not wish to leave the impression that I had accompanied my colleagues on this incredible journey merely to seek to brighten their waking hours with badinage.
Her act bedazzled the crowd; they were truly stunned.