Sentence examples for got upon from inspiring English sources

The cheers he got upon mention of his book, Mr Galloway Goes to Washington, were also well deserved.

This month's lineup features several offerings that fall into this category, films that deserve a wider audience than they got upon their initial release in the United States.

I seized hold of a door which had been taken down to save passengers, and went into the sea, where I left the door and got upon the raft .

3) Gear: Some of the earliest advice I got upon signing up for my first marathon was to get new shoes, a fancy GPS watch, and nice Dri-Tech clothes.

We were jetlagged and confused – we just wanted a few bottles of water and some simple provisions for the room – so we weren't expecting the sensory overload we got upon entering the UPDOWNLEFTRIGHT SUPER MEGA STORE.

Once animals got upon the platform, they were left on it for 15 s and then returned to a waiting cage.

Mr. Adams said the annual 3.9 percent raise Mr. Thomas gets upon board approval each year is not an unusual provision either.

The overwhelming impression you get upon entering the studio in Camden, north London, where Sir Anthony Caro has worked for 40 years, is of physicality and weight.

"Any one may mouth out a passage with a theatrical cadence or get upon stilts to tell his thoughts," he wrote.

The sensation one gets upon entering the Zella Fry Theater on the Kean University campus (which is home to Premiere Stages) is that of comfort.

The smoke is the first whiff one gets upon walking into the Marlins' clubhouse, although the manager's office is at the opposite end of the spacious room.