Example sentences of "[pron] switched off the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 31 | He switched off the engine , then turned in the driving seat to face Vologsky . |
| 32 | He switched off the engine . |
| 33 | He switched off the engine then reached into his pocket for his cigarettes and lit the third one since leaving the Windorah . |
| 34 | 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 . |
| 35 | He switched off the engine , cut the lights and lit a cigarette . |
| 36 | He switched off the engine and took the keys from the ignition . |
| 37 | What if he had n't left yet — she could ring him and tell him she 'd chickened out , and he could flap his wings and tease her but at least she would n't have to — oh , hell , here he is , she thought , and watched as the huge bike rolled to a halt and he switched off the engine and hauled it up on the stand . |
| 38 | He switched off the garage light . |
| 39 | He switched off the torch . |
| 40 | Slipping the note and the feather into his pocket , he switched off the light and opened the door . |
| 41 | He switched off the light , and began to walk away . |
| 42 | He switched off the light and fell into an uneasy sleep troubled by dreams in which Gwen Evans , Sheila Lennox and Jenny Connon blended and merged into one . |
| 43 | He switched off the radio and glanced at his watch . |
| 44 | The horseman was watching me , he switched off the radio and nudged his horse closer . |
| 45 | Resting his back against the tree , he switched off the flashlight and waited for his irises to expand before starting down the meadow . |
| 46 | He switched off the flashlight as he came back around the dirt path . |