Example sentences of "now [vb past] upon " in BNC.
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| 1 | Few Princes had ever made the journey to see the sight that Francis now gazed upon ; few Princes , and hardly any of lesser rank . |
| 2 | Paisley about faced and led the parade around the block so that it now came upon Fisherwick Place from the west . |
| 3 | They now looked upon themselves as joint proprietors in the land , and celebrated their independency in songs of triumph . |
| 4 | The onus now lay upon the architect to come up with new designs and new ideas with which to counter the rapidly growing effectiveness of artillery aided , from about 1430 , by the reversion to the use of cast-iron shot which , although more expensive than stone shot , did not shatter on impact , could be made more uniformly in greater quantities ( the making of stone shot was , to say the least , laborious ) and in smaller calibre , thereby increasing efficiency by reducing the need for very large and unwieldy cannon . |
| 5 | I began thus for to assent both to them and diverse of my friends here at home and not less to an inward prompting which daily now grew upon me , that by labour and intent study , which I take to be my portion in this life , joined with a strong propensity of nature , I might perhaps leave something so written to aftertimes as they should not willingly let it die . ’ |
| 6 | SUDDENLY , the course of history seemed to change : penalties , a subject that had always clouded Barcelona 's relationship with Real Madrid , now fell upon the Catalans like gentle rain . |