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Meanings of set fire in English

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Usage of set fire in English
1
Rioters set fire to a church in the area, the witness said.
Reuters
2
Right after I quit my job and set fire to my house.
Shadowlight
3
Note by note the sergeant set fire to the five thousand baht.
Bangkok 8
4
What did he set fire to?' The place was absolutely jam-packed full.
The Guardian
5
Demonstrators set fire to ballot boxes and electoral offices in some cities.
BBC
6
I didn't think he'd set fire to everything if I was gone.
Four to score
7
When Shea refused or resisted, the attackers set fire to the house.
The Irish Times
8
When police stopped them, the immigrants set fire to mattresses and bedding.
The Irish Times
9
Ghantakarna was later destroyed by locals when they set fire to it.
Reuters
10
We must set fire to the camp; it is our last resource.
Farewell
11
I felt the overwhelming urge to set fire to an Afghan coat.
The Irish Times
12
Perhaps they had set fire to the winch or the smelting shed?
Empire in black and gold
13
The mourners set fire to roadside bunkers and hoisted green Islamic flags.
Reuters
14
The Galileans in Caesarea set fire to the local temple of Fortune.
Julian
15
Then they wreathed Lalemant in oiled bark and set fire to it.
Canada: the Empire of the North / Being the Romantic Story of th...
16
They could set fire to the building and reduce it to ashes.
The Story of Red Feather: A Tale of the American Frontier
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