Sentence examples for put a candle on from inspiring English sources

"What people would do back then is, they would take a turtle, put a candle on its back, and put it in someone's window," he said.

Hanwell was given a brief, thrilling tour of the ship before it sailed, although not by his father; a crewman put a candle on a thick brass rail and thus demonstrated to Hanwell how crosswise scratches turn orderly and concentric in thrown light.

Every year from mid-November to as late as February, many British children stick sweets on cocktail sticks, stick them in an orange, put a candle on top and gather together.

I'm going to sit down in a comfy chair, put a candle on to still my soul, play some Gregorian chants or Sigur Ros, and do my best to read Genesis 1 1-2 4 1 1-2 4 meditatively, mindfully.

Thank you for teaching me how to cook boeuf bourguignon; for noticing when I put a candle on the table for our dinner of beans and rice; and, mostly, thank you for loving me enough to hang in here and get back into bed with me every night.

Stick a base onto the bottom of the lantern and put a candle on the base.

But now she's bought the dog some liver from the butcher and has put a candle near it and put the photo on Facebook with the caption "true love <3".

Put a candle in there and light it up!

If you want, you can put a pretend candle on the pancakes so she will blow the candle for a wish.

If you put a votive candle on a plate, it would pool in two hours and run everywhere.

I thought the bait that kept loyal customers coming back was the hope that someday, at some sale, Ford and Jean would put a price tag on a candle they had that was shaped like a foot.