Example sentences of "[adv] to switch on the [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | Alison found the key and opened the door , reaching inside to switch on the hall light . |
2 | He dropped the padlock on to the floor then pushed the heavy door open and reached inside to switch on the light . |
3 | if it requires a recall of emotion , it is often sufficient merely to switch on the emotion rather than elicit it ( as when you trip over the cat ! ) . |
4 | It took her a minute to unlock the car and then she sat shaking behind the wheel , waiting until her hands were steady enough to switch on the ignition . |
5 | Frances moved over positively to switch on the radio . |
6 | The subject known , broadly , as Science , was at first her favourite , because she liked playing with Bunsen burners : at home she was not allowed even to switch on the gas fire . |