Example sentences of "lit the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Above the porch was usually a decorative circular window in the façade gable which lit the nave behind . |
| 2 | A great blue flash lit the darkness . |
| 3 | The soldiers waited in the kitchen while Joe lit the forge fire and started work . |
| 4 | Dr Neil lit the gas-lamp in the tiny hall and the one in the parlour and fetched their candles for them . |
| 5 | A glimmer of lightning lit the window again , and the thunder could be heard , distant and muted . |
| 6 | He lit the hurricane lamps set in brass wall-brackets and found a pressure lamp for the dining table . |
| 7 | They lit the whole of the high table , startling the prince 's grave face into gaiety . |
| 8 | Nenna made the tea and lit the wood stove . |
| 9 | One of the horses whiffled a protest and shuffled a hoof , dragging slightly at the tether that held it and its fellow securely fastened to the single lamp-post , which imperfectly lit the inn yard , its small flame dancing as the glass about it shook in the uncertain weather . |
| 10 | Lewis lit the touchpaper to their smouldering feud in yesterday 's Daily Mirror . |
| 11 | The media lit the touchpaper , it was a media bomb . |
| 12 | Last month it lit the fuse on one of the biggest news stories of the year . |
| 13 | Lynam lit the fuse by first questioning captain Lineker about the mood in the squad and then turning on Taylor , who now says : ‘ I end up having a go at the ‘ housewives ' choice ’ and it really was n't me . |
| 14 | Together this mixture of lumpen proletarian resentment and art-school manipulation lit the fuse for the first major explosion in pop music — and pop culture — for ten years . |
| 15 | That really lit the fuse . |
| 16 | I filled the plastic detergent-bottle and primed the lighter , left it lying on the top of the bank most of the rabbit holes were in , then went back to the first of the blocked-up holes and lit the fuse with my disposable cigarette-lighter . |
| 17 | Neil Ruddock 's goal midway through the first half lit the fuse … and when Steve McManaman exploded a right footer just before half-time every Town fan must have been fearing the worst … |
| 18 | Pat Nevin lit the fuse by making it 2-0 . |
| 19 | PREMIER John Major sat squirming in the Commons yesterday as the man he dismissed as Chancellor put a bomb under him and lit the fuse . |
| 20 | She moved to the window and stared out towards the sea , the moon lit the bay with pure light , the craggy rocks of Mumbles stood out dark against the sky . |
| 21 | Bulbs in pale globes lit the corridor at intervals , the light reflecting off shiny walls . |
| 22 | Inside she put the puris down on the altar for Bhawāni and Maiyu and lit the lamp . |
| 23 | Even so , he lit the lamp on his desk , put a fresh cigarette in his holder and firmly affixed his monocle — all as if to reassure himself , as if to confirm both his identity and his authority : Colonel Eric R. S. Windsor , DSO , Colonel-in Chief of His Majesty 's 16th Infantry Division , currently stationed in Cambridge Barracks , Cork . |
| 24 | He lit the lamp again . |
| 25 | He led the way through to my room , and lit the lamp there for me . |
| 26 | The night was split by an orange flash that lit the stem of the ship . |
| 27 | Incompetence at the Ministry of Education certainly lit the touch-paper . |
| 28 | By the end of his speech most of the crowd had fled to shelter in doorways and bars , while forks of lightning lit the peaks of Ithaca in the distance . |
| 29 | ‘ Well , anyhow , ’ she went on , as she fumbled for the matches and lit the gas lights , ‘ we 'll have Christmas together in peace , and — and in case it 's the last we have for some time , we 'll make it as nice as possible . |
| 30 | Tom put the blacks up in the front room , crashed around in the darkness and lit the gas and oil lamps . |