Example sentences of "[noun pl] [adv] [verb] upon [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Creators of film and documentaries sometimes drew upon stock shots , and the actual sequence shown is not always what it purports to be . |
| 2 | But the increasing size and cost of such undertakings as railways , metallurgical and other expensive activities requiring heavy initial outlays , made this more difficult , especially in countries newly entering upon industrialisation and lacking large accumulations of private investment capital . |
| 3 | Patients often comment upon lack of sleep whilst in hospital . |
| 4 | Many American academics now look upon strike violence as an occasional , rather than endemic , feature of American industry ( Rubenstein , 1989:322 ) . |
| 5 | A current theory is that in some individuals who have specific genetic predisposition , alcohol and other mood.altering drugs Progressively act upon brain tissue and distort its biochemical function to produce abnormal chemicals similar to THIQ . |
| 6 | A whole range of accessibility factors also bear upon use of library materials . |