Example sentences of "i 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 . |