Example sentences of "[be] [adv] upon [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Whenever I motor past , I imagine what a joy it must have been once upon a time to see him in action around the commons and village greens , stroking that famous beard and then scattering the pony and traps with his magnificent blows . |
| 2 | We knew you were somewhere upon the Aletschhorn , but not exactly where . |
| 3 | Use of the word in the plural is utterly uncharacteristic of pre-conciliar Roman theology , stress being always upon the unity and singleness of the Catholic and Roman Church . |
| 4 | Its wines were once upon a time combined in the vat with those of Verzenay and it is from the reputation of that great village that Beaumont-sur-Vesle has wrested its misplaced status . |
| 5 | That we do not treat animals with at least the same respect that we treat such unfortunate human creatures is seen by the liberationists as ‘ speciesism ’ in its purest form based as it is only upon the anatomical difference . |
| 6 | Here , the focus is only upon the people , however , and the three sub-components identified in this chapter-social relations in the workplace ; social relations in civil society ; and political institutions in each . |
| 7 | In both instances , the focus of attention is entirely upon the actions of the defendant . |
| 8 | The emphasis is still upon the individual offender , not the crime . |
| 9 | The focus here is more upon the literary work itself and the " experience " of the writer which is invested in it , and " art " in this case is that which is manifested in unique and harmonious literary works , a harmonious fusion of diverse influences . " |
| 10 | Whichever defence is relied upon , the onus of proof is firmly upon the defendant to prove both ingredients . |
| 11 | The focus is therefore upon the services provided , but with an allowance made at the end for average housing and personal living costs , in order to make a sensible comparison between people living at home and those in institutions . |
| 12 | ‘ Reference to the transcript of the judgment in that case however reveals that the decision did not turn on concealment in the shopping bag but was expressly upon the ground that the goods were appropriated when they were taken from the shelves . |
| 13 | " There was once upon a time " , he declared in 1901 , " when I was foolish enough to believe that the foreigners were the great curse of the British seamen . |