Example sentences of "[pron] see him [vb infin] [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 This produces the effect of a " coincident actualization " observed in sentences such as I saw him swim across the river , which can be depicted as : With auxiliaries , the connection between the infinitive and the verb with which it is in syntactic relation is much more intimate : the auxiliaries used with the infinitive do not merely evoke some other event whose support coincides in time with that of the infinitive — they qualify the very incidence of the infinitive 's event to its extra-verbal support , as actual ( do auxiliary ) or potential ( the modals ) .
2 I saw him go into the room where the telephone is . ’
3 I saw him go through the gate into the woods … ’
4 I saw him play in the Schools Cup . ’
5 Obviously I could n't follow him up to his front door , but I saw him turn into the grounds . ’
6 I saw him like on the right , on the path and I goes I goes what you do I goes gon na be sick .
7 I saw him come up the path , ’ said an angry voice .
8 Now I see him scramble for the fallen gun .
9 She saw him go to the bar and order a tray of Cokes and crisps for the children , and by the time he came back to her table carrying two mugs of coffee she had composed herself a little .
10 As they passed through the hall , she saw him glance at the picture that was hanging there , and asked him on an impulse if he knew who the original was .
11 Watching from the window , Hilary grinned as she saw him hurry towards the driver , and only when he 'd climbed into the car did she move .
12 He watched her climb on to the chair , and she saw him grin at the sight of her sore rump , which she thought must burn as brightly as any beacon .
13 Billy was not a great goalscorer , but everyone who saw him play for the Palace is agreed that he helped to make hundreds of them for us .
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