Sentence examples for firewood from inspiring English sources

Oral testimony is insufficient: the villagers always start off adamant that they do not go to the forest at all, they then say they only go to collect dry firewood from the forest floor, and finally admit that some people do take part in illegal activity, though not people from their village.

On the ninth day, they were looking for firewood when Jean Paul spotted a huge tree with roots that formed a small grotto of shadows.

Disinterred bones, dropped by neglectful gravediggers, lay scattered amidst the tombstones; smashed coffins were sold to the poor for firewood.

A Vermont man who sometimes held his coat together with safety pins and had a long-time habit of foraging for firewood also had a hidden talent for picking stocks – a talent that became public after his death, when he bequeathed $6m to his local library and hospital.

The forest was always a treasure trove for these villagers - a source of firewood, charcoal and building materials, and a place to graze and water cattle.

There is no interest in faster growing species (such as acacia), which could quickly provide domestic firewood and construction poles, taking pressure off the forest.

They may restrict forest pursuits such as collecting firewood or hunting.

There simply wasn't enough water, grazing, or firewood to go around.

Adult borers can fly only relatively short distances between trees, but people spread them widely when transporting firewood.

A huge effort has been made to clean up the area, but is Kosovo now safe Even when the fighting stopped, simply going to school or gathering firewood for cooking was a potentially life-threatening activity in many areas: landmines and unexploded bombs caused over 340 casualties in the first six months after the fighting ended, and all in an area half the size of Wales.

But Britain had coal, which replaced firewood as a fuel, and colonies with slaves providing plenty of farmland and cheap labour.