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
He did not take his stand where it would be obvious that he could command a view of the door through which the guests entered.
From Diana Tempest, Volume II (of 3) by Cholmondeley, Mary
From the extreme point of that roof Gordon believed that he could command a view of the room.
From A Romance of Wastdale by Mason, A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley)
