1.   At half-past five he leant closer to the window and strained to see into the flat opposite.

2.   Passengers strained to see what all the fuss was about.

3.   Ralph squinted, straining to see the speedometer.

4.   Although state leaders strained to see the glimmers of improvement, overall the news was pretty bleak.

5.   And straining to see the results through a dense magnifying lamp suspended over her desk.

6.   Best of all, he no longer needs to strain to see the bedside alarm clock when he wakes up.

7.   A crowd gathered across the street, straining to see the president.

8.   After over-cutting his drive and hitting a tree, Huston strained to see the flagstick, somehow got an accurate yardage from his caddie and flailed away.

9.   Cherbourg, I thought, straining to see the city.

10.   Debbie Rogers strains to see each dog.