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When it is an attribute complement of an expressed subject of the infinitive to be; as, They believed her to be me, He denied it to have been him.
From Practical Grammar and Composition by Wood, Thomas
The verb has no expressed subject, and 'fire' cannot be the subject, for it is only introduced as a comparison.
From Expositions of Holy Scripture: the Acts by Maclaren, Alexander
Thus, in the sentence, I could not wish John to be him, him is properly in the objective case, since there is an expressed subject of the infinitive, John, which is in the objective case.
From Practical Grammar and Composition by Wood, Thomas
