Example sentences of "[pron] [adv] [verb] upon a " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | I usually look upon a BOD over 100 milligrammes per litre as very bad . |
| 2 | I also came upon a mysterious animal I had not seen before : much larger than the herring , redder and infinitely more expensive . |
| 3 | We soon came upon a fascinating group of ancient dwellings , all that remained of the old village where the last inhabitants of Rona lived in primitive conditions and awful isolation until their final evacuation in 1844 . |
| 4 | He usually sits upon a bench at a round stone table , resting his head in his hands , sleeping . |
| 5 | It also depends upon a curious form of photosynthesis when it makes sugar from carbon dioxide , water and sunlight . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | While ‘ planning ’ in these various guises seemed to find its moment in the Second World War , it also drew upon a long evolution of social and political thought which stretched back to before the Great War . |
| 8 | However , he also relied upon a number of criticisms of the judge 's summing up . |
| 9 | Having attained a First Class degree in History in 1935 , he then determined upon a doctorate , which he completed in 1938 . |