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    set alight

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    phr. v.Phrasal VerbTo cause something to start burning; ignite.
    The vandals set alight the old building.
    v.t.Transitive VerbTo inspire or excite; to fill with passion or enthusiasm.
    The speaker's passionate words set alight the audience's enthusiasm.
    v.t.Transitive VerbPast tense of setting something on fire.
    Someone set alight to the pile of leaves in the garden.

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    • A funeral pyre, as we're thinking of it here, is usually a large pile of wood or other flammable material that a body is set on top of, and then the whole thing is set alight.

      A funeral pyre, as we're thinking of it here, is usually a large pile of wood or other flammable material that a body is set on top of, and then the whole thing is set alight.

    • and then the whole thing is set alight.

      and then the whole thing is set alight.

    B1

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    03:06Dumb Movie Ways to Die - Dumb Ways to Die Parody
    • Get set alight and fall from Minas Tirith Be a Jedi Knight in Revenge of the Sith

      Get set alight and fall from Minas Tirith Be a Jedi Knight in Revenge of the Sith

    B2

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    50:38Warriors of the Sea | Full Focumentary - Planet Doc Full Documentaries
    • For four days, Tour Vourvourde spat out lava and red-hot rocks which set alight many houses.

      For four days, Tour Vourvourde spat out lava and red-hot rocks which set alight many houses.

    • For four days, Turvurvur spat out lava and red hot rocks which set alight many houses.

      For four days, Turvurvur spat out lava and red hot rocks which set alight many houses.

    B1

    Police vow 'robust' response to Northern Ireland riots | BBC News

    08:36Police vow 'robust' response to Northern Ireland riots | BBC News
    • That van there behind you crashed into my property, was set alight.

      That van there behind you crashed into my property, was set alight.

    B1