Example sentences of "usually [verb] upon a " in BNC.
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| 1 | He usually sits upon a bench at a round stone table , resting his head in his hands , sleeping . |
| 2 | By virtue of the doctrine of privity of estate the assignee will be liable to the landlord only for breaches of covenant occurring while the lease is vested in it , and that is why a landlord will usually insist upon a direct covenant from the assignee to observe and perform the provisions of the lease during the residue of the term , as in clause 5.9.4 . |
| 3 | I usually look upon a BOD over 100 milligrammes per litre as very bad . |
| 4 | It is linked to an appraisal system usually based upon a banded assessment of performance . |
| 5 | Decisions are usually reached upon a motion being put to the meeting . |
| 6 | Frustrated national movements like those of the Irish , or south Slavs of the Dual Monarchy , of the Armenians in Turkey or the Poles in Russia , could usually rely upon a reflex of ready sympathy in at least some foreign countries . |