Example sentences of "[pron] switched [adv prt] [art] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 In the next apartment , someone switched on the TV .
2 A night of beer-swilling revelry was abruptly deflated at 11.30pm when someone switched on the television for the draw for the FA Cup third round .
3 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 .
4 Clearly this was no place for me , and having tiptoed back to the sitting-room , I switched on a light and picked up the evening paper .
5 WITH nearly 20 years of trouble-free driving behind me , I was relatively confident and assured when I switched on the ignition for my first lesson in advanced driving .
6 The outside air temperature was above minimum , but I switched on the engine anti-ice anyway , just to be sure .
7 I switched on the engine , closed my eyes and … felt like I 'd just stepped onto a corporation bus .
8 When I switched on the radio a sober voice intoned the day 's bad news .
9 As I switched on the television prior to using is as the computer screen to write this article , a lady was interviewing the country 's strongest man .
10 On one tank I had , the fish panicked and hid every time I switched on the lighting .
11 I switched on the light in the bedroom .
12 I switched on the light in the hall .
13 Often , when I switched on the light to make sure that the dish was scraped clean , I was disgusted at the mess I had been eating .
14 At last , exasperated beyond bearing , I switched on the light again .
15 I followed in behind him erm the curtains were drawn , the room was in reasonable darkness and er I switched on the light .
16 What I 'm sorry I switched off a couple of minutes ago
17 I switched off the machine and went back to the counter .
18 Then I switched off the music centre and strolled over to the window to take a last look at the night outside .
19 So I switched off the PCW , ignored it for a week , played pool and drank frequent large tomato juices .
20 I switched off the lights and Seddon hurriedly drew back the curtains .
21 Feeling a headache coming on , I switched off the terminal , stretched out on my bunk and returned to my interrupted reverie , mingled with more speculation about why phetam should be so valuable .
22 I switched off the tape , realizing that I would have to listen another time to find out what the preacher was really saying .
23 I switched off the motor and turned round to her .
24 At the A227 turn-off I switched off the cassette-player so I could concentrate on the terrain .
25 I switched off the light and closed the kitchen door quickly , thankful for the seal I had fixed under it .
26 I took off the yellow waistcoat with its white lining and hung it on a hanger , and I took off my shoes , but rather like George I still felt myself to be on duty , so I switched off the light and lay on top of the bedclothes watching the black Canadian land slide by , while the free northern show went on above for hours in the sky .
27 She switched on a desk lamp , and quickly scanned what she had just written , murmuring to herself .
28 She switched on the shower and tested the water , then looked round for some shampoo to wash the rest of the snarls from her hair .
29 Floating down into the depths , she heard the kitchen door into the back garden close the very moment she switched on the hall light .
30 She switched on the engine and headed back on to the road .
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