Example sentences of "[pers pn] switched [adv] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | The outside air temperature was above minimum , but I switched on the engine anti-ice anyway , just to be sure . |
| 3 | I switched on the engine , closed my eyes and … felt like I 'd just stepped onto a corporation bus . |
| 4 | When I switched on the radio a sober voice intoned the day 's bad news . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | On one tank I had , the fish panicked and hid every time I switched on the lighting . |
| 7 | I switched on the light in the bedroom . |
| 8 | I switched on the light in the hall . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | At last , exasperated beyond bearing , I switched on the light again . |
| 11 | I followed in behind him erm the curtains were drawn , the room was in reasonable darkness and er I switched on the light . |
| 12 | I switched off the machine and went back to the counter . |
| 13 | Then I switched off the music centre and strolled over to the window to take a last look at the night outside . |
| 14 | So I switched off the PCW , ignored it for a week , played pool and drank frequent large tomato juices . |
| 15 | I switched off the lights and Seddon hurriedly drew back the curtains . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | I switched off the tape , realizing that I would have to listen another time to find out what the preacher was really saying . |
| 18 | I switched off the motor and turned round to her . |
| 19 | At the A227 turn-off I switched off the cassette-player so I could concentrate on the terrain . |
| 20 | I switched off the light and closed the kitchen door quickly , thankful for the seal I had fixed under it . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | Floating down into the depths , she heard the kitchen door into the back garden close the very moment she switched on the hall light . |
| 24 | She switched on the engine and headed back on to the road . |
| 25 | She sighed as she switched on the ignition and the Glory moved off . |
| 26 | Then she switched on the indicator . |
| 27 | She switched on the lights , dumped her bag on the table and turned to him abruptly . |
| 28 | She switched on the wall light over the table rather than the bright central strip , hoping it would look coaler ; but it only seemed to bring up the shadows . |
| 29 | She switched on the bedside lamp and looked dazedly at the clock . |
| 30 | By rights she should be sleeping the sleep of the just by now , she realised despondently as she switched on the bedside lamp — instead she 'd been reliving everything over and over in her mind . |