Scarcely had he applied a match before the secretary returned.

Her hand steadied it and, with the other, she applied a match.

Beak was applying a match to the letter as he spoke.

He dropped them in an ash tray and applied a match.

Wally's fingers were nervous as they applied a match to a cigarette.

Six luke had been just in the act of applying a match to a cigarette.

He applied a match; then picked up a light coat and a silk hat, which lay upon a chair.

He returned, applied a match to his pipe and drew deeply.

He applied a match to the sheet of paper.

King Furzman applied a match to the cigar which he had been chewing.