IMAGINE + gerund

This post relates to a B2 range of gerunds.

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1 IMAGINE GOING 3285
2 IMAGINE TRYING 3183
3 IMAGINE LIVING 2565
4 IMAGINE GETTING 2190
5 IMAGINE USING 1728
6 IMAGINE TAKING 1476
7 IMAGINE WALKING 1368
8 IMAGINE WORKING 1117
9 IMAGINE SEEING 1033
10 IMAGINE SITTING 1026
11 IMAGINE SPENDING 947
12 IMAGINE PLAYING 941
13 IMAGINE WAKING 934
14 IMAGINE MAKING 811
15 IMAGINE PUTTING 754
16 IMAGINE RUNNING 665
17 IMAGINE WATCHING 584
18 IMAGINE COMING 553
19 IMAGINE LOOKING 548
20 IMAGINE GIVING 523
21 IMAGINE FINDING 508
22 IMAGINE LOSING 499
23 IMAGINE WEARING 493
24 IMAGINE STANDING 487
25 IMAGINE DRIVING 473
26 IMAGINE LEAVING 442
27 IMAGINE EATING 440
28 IMAGINE PAYING 434
29 IMAGINE BUYING 428
30 IMAGINE LEARNING 399
31 IMAGINE WANTING 367
32 IMAGINE WRITING 361
33 IMAGINE TELLING 354
34 IMAGINE ADDING 344
35 IMAGINE FEELING 338
36 IMAGINE CREATING 336
37 IMAGINE STARTING 335
38 IMAGINE SAYING 334
39 IMAGINE MOVING 326
40 IMAGING USING 318
41 IMAGINE READING 311
42 IMAGINE HOLDING 305
43 IMAGINE BUILDING 303
44 IMAGINE TURNING 281
45 IMAGINE HEARING 276
46 IMAGINE SENDING 268
47 IMAGINE OWNING 267
48 IMAGINE RIDING 253
49 IMAGINE NEEDING 248
50 IMAGINE PULLING 248
51 IMAGINATION GOING 244
52 IMAGINE OPENING 236
53 IMAGINE ASKING 234
54 IMAGINE KNOWING 224
55 IMAGINE ENJOYING 213
56 IMAGINE FLYING 208
57 IMAGINE THROWING 207
58 IMAGINE TRAVELING 197
59 IMAGINE RECEIVING 191
60 IMAGINE STEPPING 191
61 IMAGINE GROWING 181
62 IMAGINE STAYING 181
63 IMAGINE CARRYING 170
64 IMAGINE KEEPING 168
65 IMAGINE SETTING 165
66 IMAGINE CUTTING 163
67 IMAGINE DEALING 162
68 IMAGINE PICKING 162
69 IMAGINE MEETING 161
70 IMAGINE BRINGING 156
71 IMAGINATION RUNNING 153
72 IMAGINE CALLING 153
73 IMAGINE LETTING 150
74 IMAGINE DRAWING 140
75 IMAGINE TALKING 138
76 IMAGINE WAITING 138
77 IMAGINE TEACHING 135
78 IMAGINE LISTENING 132
79 IMAGINE RELAXING 131
80 IMAGINE DRINKING 129
81 IMAGINE PLACING 128

For exampleyou could imagine placing each bothersome thought into a large box and closing the heavy lid.

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82 IMAGINE SHOWING 128
83 IMAGINE HITTING 126
84 IMAGINE SHARING 124
85 IMAGINE APPLYING 123
86 IMAGINE CHANGING 123
87 IMAGINE EXPERIENCING 123
88 IMAGINE BECOMING 120
89 IMAGINE SHOOTING 120
90 IMAGINE VISITING 117
91 IMAGINE COMBINING 116

Now imagine combining the best of each.

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92 IMAGINE COOKING 112
93 IMAGINE PUSHING 111
94 IMAGINE SELLING 111
95 IMAGINE DROPPING 110
96 IMAGINE FILLING 108
97 IMAGINE SLEEPING 108
98 IMAGINE REPLACING 100
99 IMAGINE HAPPENING 98
100 IMAGINE WINNING 98


B2: combining, placing