Example sentences of "[adv] [vb -s] upon a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sometimes , two pavements can exhibit an identity of many features — suggesting an almost identical workforce ; on other occasions , e.g. where large numbers of mosaicists were employed ( perhaps four or five craftsmen ) , the similarity of one pavement to another may not be immediately clear , and so relies upon an interpretation of technique and small details of design . |
| 2 | He usually sits upon a bench at a round stone table , resting his head in his hands , sleeping . |
| 3 | It also depends upon a curious form of photosynthesis when it makes sugar from carbon dioxide , water and sunlight . |
| 4 | Science ultimately is self-contradictory precisely because , although it begins with a supposal about reality , it also depends upon a concrete reality ; and once scientists admit the necessarily hypothetical character of that knowledge , they cease to be scientists . |
| 5 | Liability of T towards L2 and vice-versa rests upon a statutory basis . |
| 6 | When the meal is over Roger once again insists upon a ‘ satisfactory ’ degree of silence before pupils are dismissed . |
| 7 | This factor therefore depends upon an imbalance in power which is based on an imbalance in knowledge . |