ABSTRACT
The same construction is frequently found in English in cases where the nexus is the object not of a verb, but of a preposition, or perhaps rather of a phrase consisting of a verb and a preposition, which is often synonymous with a single verb (look on = consider, prevail on = induce, etc.). Examples: I looked upon myself to be fully settled (Swift) I she can hardly prevail upon him to eat I you may count on him to come.
