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Example sentences for "befell upon"

  • So it befell upon a certain midnight, the moon shining clear, he came before a fair and rich castle, whereof the postern gate was open towards the sea, having no keeper save two lions in the entry.

  • Then it befell upon a certain day that the good knight Sir Bleoberis de Ganis, brother to Sir Blamor de Ganis, and nigh cousin to Sir Lancelot of the Lake, came to King Mark's court and asked of him a favour.

  • Then it befell upon a certain day that the good knight Sir Bleoberis de Ganis, brother to Sir Blamor de Ganis, and nigh cousin to Sir Lancelot of the Lake, came to King Mark's court and asked of him a favor.

  • It befell upon a day Sir Ector and Sir Percivale came to Sir Launcelot and asked him what he would do, and whether he would go with them unto King Arthur or not.

  • So it befell upon a time, that the miscreants Saracens landed in the country of Cornwall, soon after these Sessoins were gone.

  • So it befell upon a chaunce, A yong kniht tok hire aqueintance 790 And hadde of hire al that he wolde: Bot a fals bridd, which sche hath holde And kept in chambre of pure yowthe, Discoevereth all that evere he cowthe.


  • The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "befell upon" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.


    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    actual play; after prayer; baking powders; befell upon; calm voice; cholera morbus; cleared land; color pattern; each soul; excellent remedy; find here; first appeared; had just; mechanical movements; moral philosophy; more particular; other schools; particular church; past three; realizing sense; remember rightly; save that