Example sentences of "[adv] upon it " in BNC.
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| 1 | The stiffness of the monoblock boot depends entirely upon it , and injection-moulded plastic midsoles of a thickness suited to the size of boot are now commonplace . |
| 2 | So brief is the note , and couched in such general terms , that it is difficult to base much upon it , but worth noting are the facts that he clearly saw his choice as lying in the normal way between tedris and kaza , which he calls two paths or careers ; that a signal disadvantage of teaching was that it was unremunerative ; and , not least , that , unable to contemplate either alternative , he was able to find a home for his talents and interests in the bureaucracy . |
| 3 | The Socialist leadership 's sensitivity to FNTT members ' expectations meant that agrarian issues pressed even more urgently upon it than would otherwise have been the case . |
| 4 | The hare crouches low on the ground and remains absolutely still until the predator is nearly upon it . |
| 5 | She liked the way it stood , distinct and certain , rising out of the level muddy waste of grass and tarmac that generously surrounded it : a bomb had fallen during the war , on a neighbouring chapel , and the site had been levelled out and was now an unofficial part of the school 's playgrounds The whole area was of a bleak airiness , and a cold wind seemed to blow incessantly upon it , turning the knees and knuckles of the girls pink and blue , and snatching away their obligatory berets the moment they emerged from the school porch . |
| 6 | There was a general view that all women held within them the potential to become hysterical ; from ‘ nervous ’ to ‘ hysteric ’ to insane was a sliding scale , and all women were positioned somewhere upon it . |
| 7 | Discomfort is easier to ignore if the person is occupied , and appears worse when attention is focused solely upon it . |
| 8 | ‘ West has taken [ his ] theme and expanded well upon it . |
| 9 | Thunder and lightning cracked and roared outside like some electric avalanche — and following immediately upon it came the enraged roaring of Something from Hell . |
| 10 | It was so well hidden by forest , however , that they were almost upon it before she really had the chance to look . |
| 11 | As we walked towards an ancient Volkswagen she took my arm and rested too heavily upon it and asked if I 'd brought her anything from London . |
| 12 | S. Mark 's Cathedral appears to be a complicated building , not easy to define , either from the façade in the great piazza or from the interior , and it is not easy to view from other aspects as buildings crowd closely upon it . |
| 13 | ‘ And fell trees accidentally upon it ! ’ he broke in . |