Sentence examples for noses upon from inspiring English sources

What it was we did, apparently - those of us whose ancestors wiped their noses upon their elbows - was to read classic literature, go to concerts and the theatre, learn to play musical instruments, join libraries, set up mutual improvement societies and generally attempt to pull ourselves up by our bootstraps.

It is illegal to drop litter, and to "spit any substance or expel mucus from the nose upon or on to any street or any public place".

On Christmas 1099, a Christian pilgrim reported that he had to cover his nose upon reaching Jerusalem.

As you can tell through your nose upon approaching the farm, this is where the pigs are kept.

The vestibule also has a short tower called the sukanasi or "nose" upon which is mounted the Hoysala emblem.

A clinician may often depend upon patient history and exam to diagnose, for example: discharge of excessive amount of clear fluid from the nose upon bending over, the increase in headache following a Valsalva maneuver or the reduction of headache when the patient takes a prone position are positive indicators.

Allergic rhinitis (AR), also often associated with conjunctival symptoms, is a disorder of the upper airways (namely, above the larynx) resulting from IgE-mediated inflammation of the nose upon contact of the nasal mucosa with allergens: symptoms include rhinorrhea, nasal itching, sneezing, and nasal obstruction [ 2].

Charlotte comes from an old, frugal New England family and looks down with pinched-nose disdain upon new money arrivistes like Doug.

After Spenser's death the brash young Jacobean, Thomas Middleton, referred approvingly to Mother Hubberd "spurting froth upon courtiers' noses".

VA guidelines require that all patients get their noses swabbed to screen for MRSA upon admission and discharge.

Domenico Ghirlandaio's picture An Old Man and a Boy shows a man with a grossly bulbous nose looking down upon a perfect child.