Example sentences of "[conj] switch [adv prt] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was manipulating a kind of toggle or switch on the head of his cane . |
| 2 | You open the papers or switch on the radio or television and find out . |
| 3 | Our pattern will return of course , as we did not erase it or switch off the controller . |
| 4 | ‘ Get your foot down and switch on the siren . ’ |
| 5 | What we do is , pull the curtains shut and switch on the fire . |
| 6 | Next time just stay at home and switch on the telly , clever clogs . |
| 7 | I smoke my spliff and switch on the telly ; I am just in time for Neighbours . |
| 8 | People come home and switch on the telly , then they either hate it and switch off again , or they think , ’ It 's that bad , I 'll watch it ’ . ’ |
| 9 | Encouraged , Willis offered to fetch the mussels at once , and some plates and forks and vinegar , and switch on the radio while he was gone , to give them a bit of music . |
| 10 | Often now when I set off in a fairly posh car and switch on the radio and heater , I think back to those wartime battles to get my little fishing box onto the crowded trams and my long walks from Brigg railway station to catch bream at Cadney Bridge . |
| 11 | The first thing that Daniel did when he came back into the room was to remove the record and switch off the gramophone . |
| 12 | Some systems will drain the machine and switch off the water supply if there is an internal leak . |
| 13 | A carefully constructed calorie-controlled diet , with eating plans and education , is a good way for you and your body to learn when to say no , and switch off the desire for food . |
| 14 | and switch off the radio organ . |
| 15 | Twelve days later I received a call from an exultant Sylvia who told me that , on the previous evening , she had in fact managed to go right into the cupboard and switch off the light . |