Example sentences of "see from [det] mile " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the prairies these stations , with their high steep-pitched roofs and their larger adjacent grain elevators , could be seen from many miles away . |
| 2 | P/O Atherton was a very experienced pilot , with a second pilot as navigator , so one can not accept that they could be so far off course as to reach the target thirty minutes later , especially as the fires started in the docks by the bombing raid of Blenheims of 59 Squadron could be seen from many miles away . |
| 3 | They can be seen from several miles away , and they can also be shot ( not necessarily killed ) over considerable distances with high-powered rifles . |
| 4 | The first feature to strike a motorist passing through and which can be seen from several miles away , is Hoyles windmill . |
| 5 | In the early-morning sun the incomparably beautiful Shwe Dagon pagoda with its gold-plated spire could be seen from some miles away . |