Example Sentences

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Do not think, my dear madam," added Mr. Stanley, "that I am erecting myself into a censor, much less into a model.

From Coelebs In Search of a Wife by More, Hannah

I wish for its welfare: that is the reason that I am erecting the school-house.

From Friars and Filipinos An Abridged Translation of Dr. Jose Rizal's Tagalog Novel, 'Noli Me Tangere.' by Rizal, José