The panic-stricken mother phoned police and a patrol spotted the stolen car within minutes.

The patrol didn't spot me and it was sheer luck, of course, but there wasn't much to spot.

But they were in the open, and if that patrol spotted her, she wouldn't have a prayer of escape.

An antisubmarine patrol spotted the surprise approach of an incoming battle force, and aircraft were in a state ready to launch.

He closed the blind so no patrol would spot him, then searched the desk quickly and found nothing of interest.

His guy would likely stay put until the chopper passed, unless the patrol spotted the hole in the fence and came down to check it out.

A patrol spotted his horse and just waited for him to come back.

A patrol spotted him in the hills not far from Lady's tear-up.

He couldn't send up a flare, a German patrol would spot that, too, and home in on him.

By that time, General Quan's patrol had spotted the smoke from his fire.