Sentence examples of "was on fire" in English

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I found that his house was on fire. Descubrí que su casa estaba ardiendo.
That's when we learned that the main post office was on fire and that they had kidnapped our president. Entonces fue cuando supimos que la oficina central de correos estaba ardiendo y que habían secuestrado a nuestro presidente.
Look at that smoke. That building must be on fire. Mira qué humo. Ese edificio debe de estar ardiendo.
When I got there, the house was on fire. Cuando llegué ahí, la casa estaba en llamas.
Oh, no! My house is on fire! ¡Oh no! ¡Mi casa está en llamas!
She would willingly come but she was on vacation. Ella hubiera venido con gusto pero estaba de vacaciones.
What's on fire? ¿Qué se está quemando?
The cat was on the table. El gato estaba sobre la mesa.
I felt as if my face were on fire. Yo sentí como si mi cara estuviera en llamas.
His name was on the tip of my tongue, but I couldn't remember it. Tenía su nombre en la punta de la lengua, pero no lograba recordarlo.
The house is on fire. La casa está en llamas.
The train was on the point of leaving when I got to the station. El tren estaba a punto de irse cuando llegué a la estación.
It is as if the whole sky were on fire. Es como si el cielo entero estuviera en llamas.
She was on the verge of killing herself. Ella estaba a punto de quitarse la vida.
I was on my way to school. Iba de camino al colegio.
The curtain caught on fire. La cortina se prendió en llamas.
Tom told everybody what was on his mind. Tom les dijo a todos lo que tenía en mente.
That building must be on fire. El edificio debe estar en llamas.
I was on the phone. Estaba al teléfono.
Our house's roof is on fire! ¡El tejado de la casa está en llamas!
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