Example sentences of "[v-ing] [adv] upon [pers pn] " in BNC.

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1 But his baptism , administered to him by another , sealing physically upon him the objectiveness of what Christ did for him on the cross , that was indeed a ground of assurance .
2 Some of them were loyal and trusted men who had been with the Prince for years and , as well as relying heavily upon them , he liked them .
3 Thunder and lightning cracked and roared outside like some electric avalanche — and following immediately upon it came the enraged roaring of Something from Hell .
4 He had failed to win the emperor 's attention , and his chronic money problems were weighing heavily upon him .
5 Time was weighing heavily upon him .
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