Example sentences of "but i [verb] he [vb infin] " in BNC.

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1 Dad simply pushed her forward but I heard him whisper , ‘ Move along , yer 'olding up the service . ’
2 I had my eyes closed to do this , but I heard him catch his breath .
3 Obviously I could n't follow him up to his front door , but I saw him turn into the grounds . ’
4 I could n't hear and was crying from the pain , but I saw him put his foot sideways into Marius 's midriff .
5 ‘ I could n't see his face very well because the leaves and branches were in the way , but I saw him climb the fence and steal the bulbs . ’
6 But I made him put his coat on .
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