Example sentences of "had come upon [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So under the surface of the thick glass lay a mass of long gold threads , filling in the whole cavity of the box with their turns and tumbles , so that at first the little tailor thought he had come upon a box full of spun gold , to make cloth of gold . |
| 2 | Once , years ago , he had come upon a hare struggling in an illegal snare . |
| 3 | When Peter saw the evidence that the Holy Spirit had come upon the Gentiles , the words of Jesus came to his mind . |
| 4 | Stephen still remembered the delight he had felt when , wandering through Jackley market , he had come upon the bust on a junk stall . |
| 5 | Then Joseph realized why they had come upon the city so completely by surprise ; it was the uncanny silence . |
| 6 | John Gibson , 28 , a farmer , said he had come upon the two men in his barn eight hours after the alleged bank raid . |