'Ah,' he said, and applied the flame to the tip of his cigarette.
"This is the one that works," he said as he applied the flame.
He turned as he applied the flame to the cigarette.
He went in, struck a match and applied the flame to the gas mantle.
I applied the flame to one edge of the chart.
Then he carefully applied the flame to the edge of Variety, until the paper was burning like a torch.
He applied the flame where the cable crossed the staple.
Then he stepped back into a doorway and applied the flame to his own smoke.
He picked up the candle and applied the flame to the aperture.
He lighted a match and carefully applied the flame to the corner of the envelope.