204 collocations for sighted

"All we want is to sight land," the Lieutenant remarked.

Open the engagement immediately you sight the enemy.

We were fifty-three days at sea, driven once so far to the southward by a severe storm, which struck us the second day out, as to sight the north coast of Africa before we were able to resume our westward course.

At daylight sighted Legendre Island to the south-east, distant ten miles.

Thereafter progress became rapid, as the following figures show: In June, 1917, aeroplanes and seaplanes patrolling for anti-submarine operations covered 75,000 miles, sighted 17 submarines, and were able to attack 7 of them.

In the afternoon we made for a place which our hunters declared was a sure find for bear; but unlike most "sure places," we sighted our game even before we reached the ground.

As the enemy would naturally make the northward passage by night we could hardly expect to sight his ships on the outward trip.

They came back empty-handed after a two-day chase, but less than a mile from camp they sighted a half-grown polar bear and dropped it before the animal had a chance to move.

"We're early," said Beth, as they came to the edge of the woods and sighted the farm house; "but that is better than being late.

This is not a mere theorist or dreamer talking, says Burton Roscoe in commenting on Admiral Scott's statements; it is the one man in England most supremely versed in naval tactics, the man to whom all nations owe the present effectiveness of the broadside of eight, twelve and fourteen inch guns and the perfection in sighting long range guns.

The pilots continued to sail more free, spreading all the sails; and, running in this manner, one morning they sighted some mountain peaks which seemed to touch the clouds; at which their pleasure was so great that all wept with joy, and all devoutly on their knees said the Salve.

They sighted the men and veered swiftly to the left.

This was Grantham's opportunity, and, sighting his rifle, he fired.

"When the last long trick is done There'll some come back to the old 'ome port'ere's 'opin' I'll be one; But some 'ave made a new landfall, an' sighted another shore, An' it ain't no use to watch for them, for they won't come 'ome no more.

"Sometime during the morning I climbed one of those bum mounds they call couronnes to see if I could sight any place to get food and drink, preferably drink.

Both of these had sighted the fast travelling band, but each had seen it pass an hour or two before Calder and Dan arrived.

It was plainly evident now that the Germans had sighted the approaching British fleet, but at that distance they were unable to make out its strength.

As to your doubting that there are any other people up in this section, you seem to forget, Bandy-legs, that around noon today we sighted a plain smoke some miles away, which we opined must have been made by some advance hunters, waiting for the law to be off deer.

But the current carried him far to the westward, and on August 19th he sighted the coast fifty leagues to leeward of the new capital.

At last, when it seemed that human endurance could win no further, they sighted the squared chestnut walls of Fort le Boeuf.

It was nearly noon of a spring day, and we had halted on sighting our destination,Comanche Ford on the Concho River.

Was it possible that an attempt had actually been made to cast away the yacht, and that it had been frustrated by the master of the felucca, who had sighted the vessel aground?

A few centuries ago, perhaps about the time that the Mayflower sighted Plymouth Rock, this valley, now so indescribably beautiful, was almost in the state of nature.

Ever since we sighted Ireland he has been quite gay and happy, only he would go off at times when he was most merry, saying, 'I wish my dearest Georgie could enjoy this here sight along with me,' and when you mentioned t'other's name, you see, he couldn't stand it."

Occasionally as the river had made some big bend we had been able to sight the mountains which were to be our shooting grounds.

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