Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] upon [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It remains to mention a point much relied upon by the applicant , namely that if section 2 stands unqualified , the investigation will continue in being , and hence the inquisitorial powers of the Director will continue to be exercisable , until the prosecution is either dropped , or concluded by a verdict . |
| 2 | ‘ We are basically looked upon as the end of things , ’ says Richard Faulkner . |
| 3 | Another emotion which is somewhat elaborated upon by the Chewong is that expressed by the word chan which I translate as anger or angry . |
| 4 | As restated by Lord Oliver in Caparo v Dickman ( cited at 14.11.1 ) at 383H — 384B , the duty is as follows : ( 1 ) the advice must be required for a purpose , whether particularly specified or generally described , which is made known , either actually or inferentially , to the adviser when the advice is given ; ( 2 ) the adviser knows , either actually or inferentially , that the advice will be communicated to the " advisee " , either specifically or as a member of an ascertainable class , in order that it should be used by the advisee for that purpose ; ( 3 ) it is known , either actually or inferentially , that the advice so communicated is likely to be acted upon by the advisee for that purpose without further inquiry ; and ( 4 ) it is so acted upon by the advisee to his detriment . |
| 5 | The truth is that they had a narcissistic preoccupation with their own past ; any information they could glean about ‘ savage society ’ was eagerly seized upon in the hope that it might shed further light on their own origins . |
| 6 | First as a winger , then as an out-and-out striker , he played an immensely valuable role in the Palace sides of the later years of that decade , culminating in the promotion team of 1969 , in which he was the top scorer with 14 goals , while his five 1st Division goals in 1969–70 were only improved upon at the Palace by proven striker Gerry Queen . |
| 7 | The figures were laboriously commented upon by the commentators and detracted from one 's concentration on the game . |
| 8 | And it may be that the warning of Cordell Hull was designed , among other things , to make it clear that , should Turkey finally decide to become a belligerent , she must do so in conformity with plans already agreed upon by the Allies themselves . |
| 9 | As already observed , the judges are not called upon under the consultation procedure to make any decisions . |
| 10 | It can seem to offer a completely adequate explanation of religion which bypasses what religious believers have always insisted upon as the truth . |
| 11 | ‘ Though if you should hear anything that might be — how shall I put this — um , useful I 'm sure your co-operation will be most favourably looked upon by the prison staff as a whole . |
| 12 | Traditionally looked upon as the capital of the former Visigothic kingdom of Aquitaine it seemed therefore to belong to Aquitaine . |
| 13 | The threatening nature of school self-evaluation , especially in the case of mandatory LEA schemes which require schools to submit a report , is often commented upon in the literature on school self-evaluation . |
| 14 | It is important to note that sexual violence , including rape , has a wider range of forms than is typically reported upon in the press or recognised as a crime . |
| 15 | Judges are frequently called upon by the government of the day to preside over commissions , committees and administrative tribunals of different kinds . |
| 16 | He explained : ‘ It is all too easy to make some apparently innocent , well-intentioned remark which is immediately seized upon by the press who love to hear guest speakers make a complete fool of themselves . |
| 17 | The stand we were in was wooden and when a few of the fans tried to light up their cigs. they were immediately pounced upon by the attendants to cordially desist . |
| 18 | The ballet 's most notable virtue , widely remarked upon in the reviews , was the sensitivity with which John had matched movement to music . |
| 19 | Free arachidonic acid is then acted upon by the system of microsomal enzymes known as prostaglandin synthetase which is composed of cyclo-oxygenase and peroxidase activities . |
| 20 | Even drawing lightning sketches to then elaborate upon in the studio would not work for me . |
| 21 | Even drawing lightning sketches to then elaborate upon in the studio would not work for me . |
| 22 | So long as these considerations are borne in mind by those whose task it is to apply the section , and the public order requirements of the offence are rigidly insisted upon by the courts , only such speech as is likely to give rise to immediate unlawful violence is in jeopardy , and that should be outside the protection afforded freedom of speech in a democracy . |
| 23 | It is fair to conclude , therefore , that statutory services were provided to a much greater extent to those who have no one else to call upon within the household than to those who live with others . |
| 24 | If anything , its additional colours brought extra glitter to the music , and this quality was certainly seized upon by the London Sinfonietta under Elgar Howarth , who eagerly compensated for the pianist 's lack of a trenchant or subtle delivery . |