agree, claim, decide, demand, hope, offer, prefer, promise, refuse, threaten etc.

Geoffrey: All right, I’ll do it.
Geoffrey agreed to do it.

Al-qaida: We have captured two US marines.
Al-Qaida claims to have captured two US Marines.

Customer: Well, I think I’d rather not buy this car.
The customer decided not to buy that car.

Judge: I want to see the documents.
The judge demanded to see the documents.

Susan: I hope I’ll get to the airport in time.
Susan was hoping to get to the airport in time.

Joe: I can take you home if you want.
Joe offered to take me home.

Spokesman: Well, I would rather not say anything at the moment
The spokesman preferred not to say anything.

Jill: I will be on time, I promise.
Jill promised to be on time.

Geoffrey: No, I won’t answer any questions about my private life.
Geoffrey refused to answer questions concerning his private life.

Young man on the bridge: Don’t come any closer, or else I’ll jump.
The disturbed young man threatened to jump off the bridge.

Common reporting sentence structures
Common reporting sentence structures Reporting sentence structure: verb + somebody + TO + infinitive