Example sentences of "[adv] [pron] switched [adv prt] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It so happened that the Gulf War in Kuwait was filling our attention , and so I switched on a video tape whenever something attracted me and I found that I would be most likely to record the daily sessions on the BBC 's Newsnight with Peter Snow discussing the disposition of troops over the battle zone using a visual aid which is now known as the sandpit . |
| 2 | So I switched off the PCW , ignored it for a week , played pool and drank frequent large tomato juices . |
| 3 | Suddenly she switched on a yellow lamp that stood by her on the table and moved the snake-like stem so that Larry 's face was spotlighted as if on stage . |
| 4 | Judy 's house was struck by lightning during that storm , and moments later she switched on the radio to hear that he had died . |
| 5 | Then I switched off the music centre and strolled over to the window to take a last look at the night outside . |
| 6 | Abruptly she switched on the light . |
| 7 | Then she switched on the indicator . |
| 8 | Then we switched on the TV and had a cup of tea . |
| 9 | Then he switched on the torch and splashed through the puddle in the concrete to the shed . |
| 10 | Hugh drove neatly into the straw-covered shelter as though he were coming to rest in a multi-storey car park ; then he switched off the engine and opened his door . |
| 11 | He re-locked the drawer , stood up , and that was when someone switched on the main light . |
| 12 | When he heard the bedroom door shut again he switched on the kettle . |