Example sentences of "[noun] and set alight " in BNC.

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1 TWO young sisters died after petrol was poured through a letterbox and set alight during a lovers ' row .
2 Only that , poured on the ground and set alight , will deflect a raid by the ants .
3 Fire investigators believe the living room was doused with petrol and set alight .
4 The girl was doused with petrol and set alight after complaining that she was being subjected to ‘ Eve-teasing , ’ the Indian euphemism for sexual harassment , rife in a culture in which dating is unusual .
5 TWO women and a baby escaped a burning flat after liquid was poured through the letter box and set alight .
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