Example sentences of "[verb] to set fire [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then he watched a video and tried to set fire to the house before going back to Bath . |
| 2 | He ca n't understand why anyone would want to set fire to the garage and cars . |
| 3 | ‘ He clearly knew he was going to set fire to the flat . |
| 4 | Some of the more irresponsible youths had tried to set fire to the building but somehow it did not catch and went out much to their disappointment ! |
| 5 | He remembered some story about a primitive farmer who discovered roast pork when his house and his pig barn burned down and then imagined that he had to set fire to the place again every time he fancied a bit of crackling . |
| 6 | And then I have to set fire to the bottom bit . |