Example sentences of "[noun sg] on to boil " in BNC.
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| 1 | While I was waiting for my companions to stir , I put water on to boil , but soon noticed that the stove had given up . |
| 2 | He had set some water on to boil and rigged up a makeshift affair of branches for her to hang her clothes on to dry . |
| 3 | As she set up her tables and put the big kettle on to boil , she made a point of taking Annie aside . |
| 4 | He switched on all the lights downstairs and put the kettle on to boil . |
| 5 | In an effort to quell the hysteria she made herself do ordinary things — putting the kettle on to boil — milk to warm — instant coffee in two brown mugs . |
| 6 | If anyone puts the kettle o that kettle on to boil |