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Example sentences for "stands upon"

  • It stands upon a very eminent and conspicuous mountain, and is seen far and near.

  • It stands upon a small declivity, about a furlong distant from the sea, and has a fine clear stream running swiftly by it on the south side.

  • It stands upon a rocky eminence, and occupies nearly three acres.

  • The Castle~, now dismantled and covered with ivy, stands upon a prominent hill to the north; the Parliamentarians were responsible for its destruction.

  • Bamborough Castle, grim, grey, and imposing, by its vastness and massive proportions, stands upon a rocky height of igneous formation on the coast of Northumberland.

  • Arundel Castle, Sussex 73 This massive pile, overlooking the little river Arun at its base, stands upon a spur of chalk which once bore a Motte and Bailey Castle.

  • It stands upon a chalk knoll to the east of the town, and by nature and art is practically severed from the adjacent land, whether high or low.

  • It stands upon a site previously unoccupied and was commenced by King Edward I.

  • It stands upon a partially detached eminence, surrounded, though not so closely as to be commanded, by hills of superior elevation.

  • It stands upon Watling-street, at about twenty two miles north of the Wall.

  • It stands upon a slope of about one foot in five, and, towards the hanging side of it, the ground has been rendered horizontal by 'made earth.

  • It stands upon it as its own mode of fulfilling its duties, and accomplishing its objects.

  • It stands upon it as its own mode of fulfilling its duties and accomplishing its objects.

  • Her case, therefore, stands upon a footing entirely different from that of Louisiana and Florida.

  • The column itself, which is a close imitation of that of Trajan, stands upon a pedestal which was so altered by Fontana from its original shape as to present a totally different appearance.

  • The equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius, in the Piazza del Campidoglio, stands upon a pedestal made by Michael Angelo out of an immense fragment of entablature found on the site of Trajan's Forum.

  • At the rear a small temple (3) stands upon a high podium which projects in front of the cella and reached by two flights of steps.

  • It stands upon a square stone, the upper surface of which contains a semicircular incision to catch the oil and carry it to a round vessel standing in front.


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    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    amount equal; are informed; blue velvet; called great; constant succession; dwelt upon; field fortification; finally settled; finding them; gold thread; imploring voice; materials used; may make; natural language; perfectly tender; petite maison; properly managed; quarter after; rode back; stands alone; stands pledged; stands upon; then added; various authors