Example sentences of "to [be] set upon " in BNC.
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| 1 | He half-expected to be set upon by demons — the God of the Razor , Tartu or Misquamacus — but his part in the developing story was ignored . |
| 2 | At that time Ulthuan was rent asunder with confusion and treachery , and any messenger or scout was liable to be set upon and slain by the many factions roaming the land . |
| 3 | In Aids to Scoutmastership ( 1919 ) Baden-Powell likened his movement to Montessori 's system of education applied to older youths , recommending this as ‘ the line that eventually education will take when it comes to be set upon a right footing ’ . |
| 4 | All morning she had been watching low-slung , sharp-nosed cars complete several circuits , then draw into the pits to be set upon by swarms of mechanics and subjected to intensive fine-tuning . |
| 5 | She felt all alone ‘ Was there one who would come down to help a young girl , desperate with fear , ready to be set upon by a mob ? |