Example sentences of "[noun pl] [vb pp] upon a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Most certainly , the Conservatives relied upon a theme song which combined Al Jolson 's hit song ‘ Sonny Boy ’ with the dependability of Baldwin , the first few lines of which ran as follows : |
| 2 | This silence had long been intolerable when Jim broke it , saying to Jake Endo , ‘ Uh , how did ‘ Lines Left Upon a Seat in a Yew-Tree , Which Stands Near the Lake of Easthwaite , on a Desolate Part of the Shore , Commanding a Beautiful Prospect ’ do ? ’ |
| 3 | If a number of people for purely social or philanthropic reasons agreed upon a joint plan of action , the purpose of which was not to make a profit , this would not be a partnership . |
| 4 | Another family of psychologists embarked upon a similar project in the late 1940s . |
| 5 | The Kirgiz leader , Masaliev , called for a unitary USSR with a strong centre ; most other republican first secretaries , however , called for a renewed federation , and the Armenian leader Movsisyan went for the more radical idea of the USSR as a union of sovereign states based upon a network of bilateral associations . |
| 6 | Some local authorities have committees organised upon a , particular client group basis such as women , ethnic minorities , the disabled and so on . |
| 7 | Finally , the gods decided upon a catastrophic flood , all swearing to keep the plan secret . |
| 8 | This additional cost , if sufficiently large , will be passed on to bank customers based upon a new , higher base rate . |
| 9 | Most schools have a selection of resources based upon a white , ethnocentric curriculum , and publishers and producers still feel there is little market for anything else . |
| 10 | In addition , the ESRC has funded studies of liaison committees established upon a recommendation from the Scarman Report into the Brixton disturbances as forums for consultation between the police and representatives of the local community , and also funded Fielding 's study of community policing in South London . |
| 11 | In the beginning ( 1838 ) , early carriage department officers were mainly selected from those who had experience in the building of road vehicles , and their efforts resembled road coaches set upon a flat railway wagon . |
| 12 | If Morrissey is making comments based upon a private mythology , then he ought to realise that a hell of a lot is lost in translation . |
| 13 | Doing , experiencing , discussing , taking part , sharing … the hopeful parent would surely welcome schooldays for their children based upon a programme in which these elements enjoy a central part . |
| 14 | When people were already living in towns and storing grain from year to year , the crops hit upon a new strategy for propagating their own kind . |
| 15 | On Aug. 15 , meeting in the wake of the disclosures of government and Inkatha anti-ANC political activity , government , ANC and Inkatha representatives agreed upon a draft accord in an attempt to end the country 's violence . |
| 16 | Not simply would the future USSR be a ‘ renewed federation ’ ; it would also , necessarily , be a voluntary association of republics based upon a new union treaty , whose features became increasingly distinct as the Central Committee plenum faded into obscurity . |