This was, "upon sufficient promise and assurance, to be repaid unto them upon such grants and contributions as shall be given and granted to his grace at his next parliament."— Ib.
— from Constitutional History of England, Henry VII to George II. Volume 1 of 3 by Henry Hallam

Finally, when the Executioner (a mere walker-on of no importance whatever) had twice brought ridicule upon the ultimate solemnities of the law by his introduction of comic dives off the scaffold, the manager rang down the curtain.
— from Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, January 19, 1916 by Various

Suffice it to say, that it is an immense temple-like building, raised upon timber uprights, so smooth and straight as to resemble columns.
— from Odd People: Being a Popular Description of Singular Races of Man by Mayne Reid

"I've made a net that winds round an immense long roller, which must be raised upon two upright stakes.
— from The Mysteries of London, v. 2/4 by George W. M. (George William MacArthur) Reynolds