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Meanings of light a cigarette in English

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Usage of light a cigarette in English
1
He heard Max stand up, strike a match and light a cigarette.
Native son
2
He stopped and took shelter in a doorway, to light a cigarette.
Five Tales
3
He took off heavy elbow-length gloves so he could light a cigarette.
The reversal
4
As one stopped to light a cigarette, Hedger caught from the other:
Youth and the Bright Medusa
5
The Baroness, stopping only to light a cigarette, moved towards the door.
The Avenger
6
He did not sip the coffee, nor did he light a cigarette.
In the Wilderness
7
Diego had struck a match, was raising it to light a cigarette.
The Lost World
8
He turned to light a cigarette with an air of determined casualness.
Wild Wings: A Romance of Youth
9
The young man sauntered behind us, and stopped to light a cigarette.
The Lost Ambassador; Or, The Search For The Missing Delora
10
He was thinking that he would never light a cigarette there again.
The Mark of Cain
11
He turned aside to light a cigarette, and there was a pause.
Charles Rex
12
I'd stopped to light a cigarette, saw nothing to account for this.
Alias the Lone Wolf
13
Oscar stands on the curb long enough to light a cigarette.
The usual suspects
14
Another solution was to light a cigarette, and Julia did so.
The Flanders Panel
15
Polly coughed and Emma heard her light a cigarette then draw on it.
The panic zone
16
I went to light a cigarette and found that my hands were shaking.
Evil and the Mask
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Light a cigarette through the time
Light a cigarette across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common