give upon
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Two of its windows give upon a leafy garden, whose tree-tops lie nearer to us than to their owners.
From From the Oak to the Olive A Plain record of a Pleasant Journey by Howe, Julia Ward
"I never venture into it, though all the corner rooms below give upon this stairway, and mine is just under yours."
From Lazarre by Catherwood, Mary Hartwell
I feel this morning as if two enormous gates had opened in our lives, like the gates that give upon an arena, gates giving on a darkness—through which anything might come.
From Mr. Britling Sees It Through by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)
Presently, Foote ventured to give upon the stage of the Haymarket, a monologue entertainment, called "Diversions of a Morning."
From A Book of the Play Studies and Illustrations of Histrionic Story, Life, and Character by Cook, Dutton
The sale of a house and lot at a certain price, greater than the purchaser had at first intended to give, upon the representation of the seller that he had "been offered" such a sum.
From Studies in Civics by McCleary, J. T. (James Thompson)
