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Meanings of lighting a cigarette in English

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Usage of lighting a cigarette in English
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I have no idea, he said, lighting a cigarette of his own.
My Name is Legion
2
A simple, innocuous action like lighting a cigarette is fraught with danger.
The corfu trilogy
3
The Baron rose and, lighting a cigarette, laughingly retired to the embrasure.
The Hermit and the Wild Woman, and Other Stories
4
Peter Gee was engaged in lighting a cigarette, and did not answer.
A Son of the Sun
5
I stretched myself and, lighting a cigarette, commenced to collect my papers.
The Betrayal
6
The man was walking off along the promenade now, lighting a cigarette.
Long time coming: a novel
7
He took his time lighting a cigarette with an old brass Zippo.
The lonely polygamist: a novel
8
Coarse brutes, most of them, I imagine, he added, lighting a cigarette.
Jeanne of the Marshes
9
Yugos are made for four, not six, replied Mother, lighting a cigarette.
How the soldier repairs the gramophone
10
He was engaged in lighting a cigarette in the cup of his hands.
The Lost Valley
11
And smoking, of course, she added, lighting a cigarette with a defiant flourish.
The blackstone chronicles
12
Not the least little bit in the world, she declared, lighting a cigarette.
The Red Planet
13
Bjornstrom, lingering on the far side of the pit, was lighting a cigarette.
Complete Books of Blood
14
Mrs. Chandos, in the act of lighting a cigarette, smiled sweetly.
Project Gutenberg Complete Works of Winston Churchill
15
A man in evening dress came out into the atrium, lighting a cigarette.
The Lure of the Mask
16
He stood for a moment, cupping his hands, lighting a cigarette.
The bourne identity
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Lighting a cigarette through the time
Lighting a cigarette across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common