a. The painter wanted to be with her because she had a beautiful face to paint. b. The painter wanted to be with her because she had a face to paint.
c. The painter wanted to be with her because she had a beautiful face for him to paint. d. The painter wanted to be with her because she had a face for him to paint.
=== a1. I thought he wanted to be with her because she had beautiful lips to kiss. b1. I thought he wanted to be with her because she had lips to kiss.
c1. I thought he wanted to be with her because she had beautiful lips for him to kiss. d1. I thought he wanted to be with her because she had lips for him to kiss. ?
Each of the sentences in the second series could be spoken as a reply to the corresponding sentence in the first series.
In all of the sentences the final infinitive could be replaced with : that he could VERB.
.... she had a beautiful face that he could paint.
Many thanks.
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