Example sentences of "[v-ing] upon [pn reflx] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It talks of God ‘ taking upon Himself the suffering of the world ’ , of God being ‘ involved ’ or ‘ in ’ our suffering . |
| 2 | ‘ We are afraid you are taking upon yourself the creation of a tool that has an even greater potential for evil than for good . |
| 3 | We have to think ourselves back into a social system and culture very different from our own if we are to respond , in the way P. C. Wren required , to the improbable events and exalted sentiments of the three Geste brothers who , to serve their adored aunt and their fraternal obligations , vanished into the Foreign Legion , taking upon themselves the imputation of having stolen the blue diamond which she had long ago sold and replaced by a fake for the sake of her extravagant husband . |
| 4 | But Sarah and Mary were growing old ; by May 1855 Badcox Lane Chapel was taking upon itself the responsibility of arranging home visits to Mary , who was sick with diarrhoea , and were paying 1s. per month to help her out . |
| 5 | It will have been noted that , not content with imposing upon themselves the task of ruling through the tendering of advice , which might have been thought difficult enough , the British took upon themselves in Northern Nigeria the even more difficult task of ruling without actually appearing to rule at all — an undertaking whose very absurdity only emphasizes its interest . |