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Examples

• In 1792 Murdoch erected a gas distilling apparatus, and lighted his house and offices by gas distributed through service pipes. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
• This we have now been doing for some time, and in order to help us in our operations we erected a hydraulic press. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
• After the structures built for the special purpose comes the modification of building already erected. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
• The car consists of heavy steel plate structure, erected upon a flat car of standard type. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• A stationary engine was erected at the top of the incline, and the waggons were drawn up by a rope wound round a large drum. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
• In illustration of this idea he invented a crane, which was erected on Newcastle quay in 1846; another was constructed on the Albert dock at Liverpool, and others at other places. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
• The exhibition was held in Hyde Park in a great building of glass and iron--which afterwards was re-erected as the Crystal Palace. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• Only two days could I get on deck, and on one of these a gentleman had a bad scalp wound from being thrown against the iron wall of a small smoking-room erected over a freight hatch. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
• It could only have erected this bank into a sort of general loan office for the whole country. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
• It is erected on a solid masonry pillar 14 by 7 feet at the base, which carries on its top, on trunnions, an oak beam 20 feet long and 12 by 14 inches thick. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
• Another vital test was made at this time--namely, of the strength of the iron structure itself on which the plant was erected. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
• For this purpose a machine is made carried upon two wheels; the square surface has boards erected at the side, which, sloping outward, make a wider space above. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
• Such store-houses were erected in almost every town during the fifteenth century. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• On the contrary, such institutions were erected precisely because such a thing as the electric motor was available. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• And, at all events, I have erected one thoroughly happy, peaceful spot,—a modern Eden,—and that is no easy thing to do in this riotous century. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
• The two men now erected a working telegraph in the rooms of the university, and found that they could send and receive messages at will. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
• After a ring of iron lining has been erected within the tail of the shield, excavation is carried out ahead. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• New mills, when erected, were provided with this system, and many mills in their quiet retreats everywhere awoke from their drowsy methods and were equipped with the new one. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
• It was an immense and solid building, erected at a vast expense. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
• The machine was first used by him in a mill erected at Nottingham and worked by horses; then at Cromford, and in this mill the power used to drive the spinning machine was a water wheel. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
• It was an unpretentious oblong wooden structure erected in the laboratory yard, and had a movable roof in the central part. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
• The rights were secured for the peninsula; Colombo and his friends organized the Italian Edison Company, and erected at Milan the first central station in that country. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
• There was a favourite spot of mine in the park-woods of Chesney Wold where a seat had been erected commanding a lovely view. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• Behind this diaphragm are placed a number of hydraulic jacks, so arranged that by thrusting against the last erected iron ring the entire shield is pushed forward. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• Not only are passengers conveyed up and down by electric elevators in skyscrapers, but the buildings themselves are erected by means of electricity. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• Remington took over the contract and the machinery, added to his power, secured by putting in another water race, erected the building now known as the Old Armory, and made the carbines. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• Against the walls he also moored ships in which towers and rams were erected. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• So I got up a scheme of a third rail and shoe and erected it in my yard here in Orange. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
• He was taken one January morning in 1649 to a scaffold erected outside the windows of his own banqueting-room at Whitehall. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• They have erected a tower on the hill to mark the spot where he stood. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.

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