I guess he wanted to survey the local conditions before landing.

Then the two men surveyed the bloody scene before them.

Standing in the mellow light, he surveyed the scene before him.

His keen eyes were steady as he surveyed the men before him.

The clerk hesitated a moment as he surveyed the man before him.

The stretching of his mind was almost painful as he surveyed the years before him.

So rather than say the wrong thing, he just nodded and turned away to survey the great open clearing before him.

Standing on one of the high rocks, he surveyed the scene before him.

Now he sat back and surveyed the board before him with wonder.

He paused for a breath at the door, surveying the space before him.