Context: I had just been returning home from work. On the side of the road there looked to be what used to be a deer. It was decaying and I could almost smell it.
Speaker 1: I had just been returning home, and on the side of the road there was some roadkill. It used to be a deer.
Speaker 2: Oh no. That's quite unfortunate for the deer. Did you just drive past it?
Speaker 1: Yeah but my widows were down, and I could almost taste the stench of decay.
Speaker 2: I'm sure you wanted to get out of there as soon as possible.