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About pleading with somebody: “She said she was afraid to be alone and ________ (with me to stay).”

PLEADED 645
PLED 276
BEGGED 163
NR 23
ASKED 19
BEGGED ME 16
WANTED 8
ASKED ME 5
COAXED 5
BEG 3
PLEAD 3
IMPLORED 2
INSISTED 2
INSISTED THAT I 2
URGED 2
AXED 1
BEGGED FOR ME TO STAY 1
BEGGED WITH ME 1
COAXED ME 1
DID PLEAD 1
ENCOURAGED ME 1
ENTREATED 1
GOT 1
NH 1
PERSUADED 1
PLEADED LIKE A DUTCH UNCLE 1
PLEADING 1
PLEASE WOULD I STAY 1
PLEDDED 1
PLEDGED 1
PUT AT ME 1
TOLD 1
WANTED ME 1
WANTED ME TO STAY WITH HER 1
WAS A-SHAKIN’ 1
WISHED 1

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