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Meanings of still alight in English

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Usage of still alight in English
1
The stars were bright, and the campfire was still alight, just.
The clouds beneath the sun
2
The girl's eyes were still alight with the spirit of jest.
Joan of Arc of the North Woods
3
She must drive by his windows and see if they were still alight.
Sanctuary
4
The fire was still alight, and the tracks of Brahe's party were all fresh.
The History of Australian Exploration from 1788 to 1888
5
Her sealing-taper was still alight, and she held her brother's letter to the flame.
The Descent of Man and Other Stories
6
The logs of their evening fire were still alight.
The Mormon Prophet
7
Jacko had his pipe still alight when Heathcote returned.
Harry Heathcote of Gangoil: A Tale of Australian Bush-Life
8
He stood there, a strange-looking figure, his candle still alight, just inside the kitchen door.
The Lodger
9
A helicopter has been dropping water on the blaze, which was still alight on Saturday morning.
BBC
10
The lamps were still alight, all pale, but not a soul stirred-noliving thing in sight.
The Forsyte Saga, Volume I. / The Man Of Property
11
People knock the ashes out of their pipes while still alight and forget to extinguish the fire.
The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volum...
12
The swinging lamp, still alight, showed him the dusky face of the chief's son, convulsed with terror.
Little Novels
13
Her eyes were still alight and elvish.
Rage
14
The kitchen fire is still alight, and the kettle will soon boil; I told Martha to leave it.
Herb of Grace
15
Two fires are still alight in the Darfield area and another further south at Mount Somers near Methven.
Radio NZ
16
The fire was comfortable, and my cigar was still alight; only a few moments more, and then bed.
The Argosy, Vol. 51, No. 3, March, 1891
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