Example sentences of "[vb mod] [adv] [verb] upon [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | These patients are unable to defecate voluntarily and must therefore rely upon stimulation of bowel reflexes with or without manual evacuation to complete defecation . |
| 2 | You 're just looking to see if there are any aspects of a person 's drive where , you know , one or two habits might have crept in which could possibly encroach upon safety margins to some extent . |
| 3 | The Pet Shop Boys could never rely upon sex appeal . |
| 4 | Ideally , the salary of the disabled employee should be ‘ red-circled ’ or maintained at its present level , but only if red-circling would also occur upon reassignment for other reasons . |
| 5 | The future socialist society , he explained , would be one in which state planning would be retained in only a few essential sectors , but which would otherwise rely upon market forces . |
| 6 | I shall therefore concentrate upon Hinduism . |
| 7 | But actual movements in the exchange rate will also depend upon capital transactions . |
| 8 | Recognition , which once granted will remain in force for three years , will automatically cease upon liquidation or the making of an administration order under the Insolvency Act 1986 and may be withdrawn by the Council in the event that it is subsequently discovered that it was obtained as a result of any error or fraud . |
| 9 | But we need to note that lexis can also act upon grammar . |