Example sentences of "[noun pl] light up the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Two towering Indian performances lit up the fourth day , with the ‘ boy wonder ’ Tendulkar going on to his second mouthwatering century of the series , lifting his side to 272 after a ninth-wicket stand of 81 with the stubborn More , who made 43 . |
| 2 | Neighbours raised the alarm when they saw flames light up the early-hours darkness in Ferry Road , Edinburgh . |
| 3 | They saw the camp-fires lighting up the winter dusk well before they reached the Hoddom area , near where the Water of Milk joined Annan , which meant , of course , that the enemy ahead presumably would be apt to see them also ; but it was practically impossible to hide the presence of a major army anyway . |
| 4 | At one point , the official , irrelevant , birthday fireworks lit up the marching protesters , to the accompaniment of deafening explosions . |
| 5 | At least the rain keeps the mosquitoes away , and the flashes from the guns lighting up the sky appear somewhat comforting as I doze off , conscious of the rain dripping on to my boots . |
| 6 | The stars lit up the scene , and the little black iron lamps that gleamed outside each villa , in perfect keeping with the traditional style of the architecture . |
| 7 | Her passenger said the car headlamps lit up the bike . |
| 8 | Seen from a distance at night , the dimly lit vehicles resembled ‘ the folds of some gigantic and luminous serpent which never stopped and never ended ’ On either side of the road their headlamps lit up the bowed backs of the endless columns of marching men . |
| 9 | The flames lit up the skyline but there was no sign of Mayne . |
| 10 | As we approach the van door , the photocell triggers and the orange bulbs light up the cross on the roof . |
| 11 | At the summits there will be invigilators , primarily Venture Scouts , who will maintain a 24 hour vigil with lanterns lighting up the night sky . |
| 12 | The sun was now sinking , a fiery ball of light in the west , its dying rays lighting up the greens and russet browns of the graveyard . |