1.   The gas lamp flickered and spluttered above him, sending moving shadows across the walls.

2.   Street lamps flicker to life in midday.

3.   Lamps flicker on.

4.   Oil lamps flicker on the tables, illuminating white orchids in vases.

5.   Silver oil lamps flickered around a throne on which the Dalai Lama sat, wearing a ceremonial yellow hat and waving a tiny metal bell.