Sentence examples of "set on fire" in English

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His house was on fire. Sein Haus stand in Flammen.
The house is on fire! Das Haus steht in Flammen!
Houses made of wood are the easiest to catch on fire. Holzhäuser fangen am leichtesten Feuer.
What was his motive for setting the house on fire? Was war sein Motiv, das Haus in Brand zu setzen?
The curtain caught on fire. Der Vorhang hatte Feuer gefangen.
The flat is on fire. Das Hochhaus brennt.
My house was on fire. Mein Haus brannte.
That's when we learned that the main post office was on fire and that they had kidnapped our president. Da haben wir erfahren, dass die Hauptpost brannte und sie unseren Präsidenten entführt hatten.
A lot of houses were on fire. Viele Häuser standen in Flammen.
The man set himself on fire. Der Mann zündete sich selbst an.
She threatened to set our house on fire. Sie drohte damit, unser Haus anzustecken.
He won't set the Thanes on fire Er reißt sich keine Beine aus
They set fire to their neighbour's house in revenge. Sie rächten sich, indem sie das Haus des Nachbarn in Brand setzten.
They set fire to houses and farm buildings. Sie setzten Häuser und Bauernhöfe in Brand.
He was the only person to survive the fire. Er war der Einzige, der das Feuer überlebte.
Mother set the table for dinner. Mutter deckte den Tisch für das Abendbrot.
And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire. Und so jemand nicht ward gefunden geschrieben in dem Buch des Lebens, der ward geworfen in den feurigen Pfuhl.
I find television very educating. Every time somebody turns on the set, I go into the other room and read a book. Ich finde Fernsehen sehr lehrreich. Wann immer jemand den Apparat einschaltet, gehe ich ins Nebenzimmer und lese ein Buch.
The building was heavily damaged by fire. Das Gebäude wurde durch einen Brand schwer beschädigt.
By the time we reached home, the sun had completely set. Als wir zu Hause ankamen, war die Sonne schon ganz untergegangen.
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