Benny's dad would often offer him ice cream as an incentive for mowing the lawn.
She walked right up to him, stood toe to toe, eye to eye, and said, "No!!" Subtlety was not her forte.
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.