Example sentences of "see [prep] a distance " in BNC.
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| 1 | When the campanile is seen from a distance , it seems to belong to some strange Expressionist church one has not noticed before . |
| 2 | In fact , if the aposematic prey is rare , it is more heavily predated , and the proportion falls : if the aposematic prey is relatively frequent to begin with , it is favoured , and becomes more common The black and yellow caterpillars of the cinnabar moth are camouflaged when seen from a distance as they feed on their favoured ragwort . |
| 3 | Then visualize a mound , circular earthwork , or clump of trees , planted on these high points , and in low points in the valley other mounds ringed round with water to be seen from a distance . |
| 4 | Markstones buried in a hedge bottom or by the side of the road , tree clumps on prominent sites that can be seen from a distance , earthworks that might be indicative of an old sunken way , or indeed anything unusual on the line . |
| 5 | Stac Polly is an extraordinary mountain when seen from a distance and doubly so when one is engaged on the traverse of its narrow ridge . |
| 6 | Liathach , like its neighbour , is best seen from a distance , a popular viewpoint being the private road to Coulin Lodge , where it towers as a great wedge across the waters of Loch Clair , after a short stroll from the pass road . |
| 7 | These mountains are attractive when seen from a distance , their summits neatly carved and the connecting ridges gracefully curved , but they lose their allure on close acquaintance . |
| 8 | On some a small figure , seen from a distance , almost dancing across the platform at the back of the bucking hoverspeeder , spraying arcs of laser light that burst into explosions along the top of the perimeter wall , pausing only to hurl grenades that widened the hot smoking breach in the stonework . |
| 9 | Then the excitement of the New York skyline seen from a distance , its jutting towers like a giant 's cardboard cut-outs poking into a blue sky . |
| 10 | He was a tall stout man with a florid complexion , who looked well in vestments seen from a distance . |
| 11 | Seen from a distance at night , the dimly lit vehicles resembled ‘ the folds of some gigantic and luminous serpent which never stopped and never ended ’ On either side of the road their headlamps lit up the bowed backs of the endless columns of marching men . |
| 12 | The Sussex coast was best seen at a distance , though , for proximity to the sea causes human beings to create great ugliness . |
| 13 | The road tops a hill and commences a long descent to a built-up area that , even when seen at a distance , is obviously a place of greater importance than any yet seen on the journey . |
| 14 | Drake very distinctive , being the only waterfowl to appear white in front and black behind when seen at a distance . |
| 15 | The man was in the act of turning a page , and , in so doing , he momentarily exposed its front cover , which Harry had , till now , only seen at a distance . |
| 16 | For Merrill the marriage service was a kaleidoscope of images seen at a distance because of her acute consciousness of Luke 's presence . |
| 17 | Realistic the cutout seen at a distance |
| 18 | By the time that you have battled against the wind to get there , you may find that it has some hazard that you could not see from a distance , and then there may be no other good field within reach . |
| 19 | This object may be something which he sees from a distance and so gives the rider due warning that he will probably shy . |
| 20 | Up to the age of 40 to 50 , most of us can see at a distance and read close to without any difficulty . |
| 21 | You may also find it useful to know a binocular 's field of view — usually expressed as the width of the area you can see at a distance of 1000m or 3,280ft . |
| 22 | In New Hope Copse she saw at a distance a man holding the hand of a small child , inclining to her the way adults do when walking with little ones , while his free arm swept the air to possess the oaks , the beeches , the ash . |
| 23 | I 'm sure you have men you think of in that way too , people you see from a distance and you think they are angels , or at least heroes . |