Example sentences of "and lit a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Constable Quince hid in the potting shed and lit a Woodbine . |
| 2 | Lucy cooked pasta , Jay could hardly eat , and lit a cigarette as soon as decently possible . |
| 3 | Lucy sat up abruptly and lit a cigarette . |
| 4 | ‘ I have to leave , ’ said Lucy , but sat and drank , sat and lit a cigarette , sniffed away more tears . |
| 5 | He poured the wine and lit a cigarette for himself . |
| 6 | Still … . ’ he paused and lit a cigarette . |
| 7 | He stopped , abruptly , as he remembered a conversation earlier that week , and lit a cigarette , thinking furiously . |
| 8 | Claudia considered him with open dislike and lit a cigarette deliberately . |
| 9 | She looked up at it and lit a cigarette . |
| 10 | He rose from his enormous desk and lit a big cigar — it could n't have been a Havana — and strutted around his vast office like a peacock , admiring his reflection in the long mirror . |
| 11 | I leant back against the stone balustrade and lit a cigarette . |
| 12 | ‘ Aye , ’ said Jake , ‘ I swore I 'd get him one day — I strung 'im up yon old oak and lit a bonfire under 'im . ’ |
| 13 | I put some money in the slot , pressed a button , and lit a bulb for St Bridget . |
| 14 | I reached up and flipped off the light and lit a cigarette . |
| 15 | Marler enquired and lit a king-sized cigarette . |
| 16 | Alec sat down on a step and lit a cigarette . |
| 17 | He sat down on a chair with his back to the window and lit a cigarette . |
| 18 | and lit a Woodbine . |
| 19 | Allen gathered sticks and lit a fire . |
| 20 | Someone filled and lit a chillim and everyone gathered round to smoke it , exchanging , now and then , laconic comments about the boar 's escape , musing about what had happened and how different everything could have been if only luck was with them . |
| 21 | Rickie would not even try a sandwich , but instead pushed his plate away and lit a cigarette . |
| 22 | He knew the change would be slow , so he took out and lit a cigarette while he waited . |
| 23 | She had pulled down her veil as she sat down , hitched up her skirt to show pretty feet in high-heeled shoes , and lit a cigarette . |
| 24 | ‘ Well , ’ ' Nicky slouched back in his chair and lit a cigarette . |
| 25 | The girl , Jamie Auld , and 13 other children , aged between 10 and 13 , built a den in 60 tons of hay in the barn and lit a candle as it got dark . |
| 26 | Ralph ate five biscuits , drank his tea , accepted another cup and lit a cigarette . |
| 27 | He pawed at the Daily Telegraph but failed to find whatever he was looking for and lit a cigarette instead . |
| 28 | When they were clear of the city 's traffic , Colt eased himself back in the seat and lit a small cigar . |
| 29 | ‘ Never guess , ’ Newman replied casually and lit a cigarette . |
| 30 | Newman examined the five prints , handed them to Paula and lit a cigarette when Manningham told him to go ahead . |