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set fire to

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According to Quintus, Laocoön begged the Trojans to set fire to the horse to ensure it was not a trick. Source: Internet

After the second incident an enraged Flight Lieutenant Harold W. Raeburn said furiously, "Why don't you take all my bloody aeroplanes, make a heap of them in the middle of the aerodrome and set fire to them – it's quicker!" Source: Internet

After an initial skirmish, an attack beginning with a plan to set fire to Cao Cao's fleet was set in motion to lead to the decisive defeat of Cao Cao, forcing him to retreat in disarray back to the north. Source: Internet

After they entered, she locked the doors and set fire to the building, burning them alive. Source: Internet

Between 1402 and 1450, the city's Gross Regional Product multiplied by about six. citation In July 1324 and October 1361, regional noblemen set fire to Zwolle. Source: Internet

An extreme method, practiced only by particularly unscrupulous hunters, was to set fire to the base of a tree nested with pigeons; the adults would flee and the juveniles would fall to the ground. Source: Internet

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