command a view
Example Sentences
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The Woodring porch would command a view of their back yards, and little else.
From Time Magazine Archive
The pond is not a large one - a quarter of a mile around its perimeter perhaps - so that by stepping out to any promontory, one can command a view of its entirety.
From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro
Miss Kenton seated herself on the bench provided, while I remained on my feet where I could command a view of the approaching bus.
From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro
It was the dreariest of places, and his hut, pitched on a bleak spot the better to command a view of the sea, was the most miserable of abodes.
From North-Pole Voyages by Mudge, Zachariah Atwell
Getting where he could command a view townwards obliquely across the ravine, Ralph realized just what had happened.
From Ralph in the Switch Tower by Chapman, Allen
