lighting-up time
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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She was always loth to return, but Aunt Harriet was extremely particular that they must be home before lighting-up time, and would point remorselessly to the small clock that hung facing the seat.
From The Luckiest Girl in the School by Brazil, Angela
It set me thinking of all the other things that could happen to a man out and about on a velocipede without a lamp after lighting-up time.
From Right Ho, Jeeves by Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville)
When lighting-up time came it was naturally tired, and wanted a rest.”
From Three Men on the Bummel by Jerome, Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka)
When the tyre was mended, something went wrong with the electric ignition, and altogether the repairs proved such a tedious job that they could not make a fresh start until close upon lighting-up time.
From The Motor Pirate by Paternoster, G. Sidney
After our late luncheon we ran back from Hitchin to London, but, not arriving before lighting-up time, we had to turn on the head-lights beyond Barnet.
From The Count's Chauffeur by Le Queux, William
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