Example sentences of "[adv] switch [adv prt] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He dropped the padlock on to the floor then pushed the heavy door open and reached inside to switch on the light . |
| 2 | Alison found the key and opened the door , reaching inside to switch on the hall 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 | The trick is to augment this top light with more accented and directional lighting , so switch on a nearby standard or table lamp . |
| 6 | This one ( above ) not only switched on the movie camera but ate the rubber eyepiece ! |
| 7 | defiance of house rules ( e.g. breaking rules about playing with matches , about not switching on the TV before the children 's programmes begin , about sitting at the table until the meal is finished , or about not taking food out of the fridge without permission ) ; |
| 8 | Its major aim , as will appear , is to demonstrate that the crucial medical-legal decision is not switching off a ventilator , but rather , switching it on , either initially or after having once turned it off . |
| 9 | She did n't just switch off the television during love scenes in a film , for instance , but even if a scantily clad woman was shown on a beach or something . |
| 10 | Do I just switch off the tape recorder and go back and say , ‘ Here 's a two and a half minute speech ’ ? |
| 11 | Rory did not switch on a light , but strode to the window and jerked back the drapes . |
| 12 | I did not switch on the light in case it should dazzle her . |
| 13 | As I said earlier , one can not switch off the tap and ban tobacco . |
| 14 | The user must not switch off the computer before this option is chosen as this could affect further use of the files on disk . |
| 15 | Just switch on the Ansaphone . ’ |
| 16 | Some parents just switch off the alarm after the initial wetting , fail to change the bed , and leave the child so that there is no real opportunity for the child to learn . |
| 17 | Officer Cecil finally switched on the siren . |
| 18 | He walked out , closing the door firmly , and Maggie quickly switched off the lamp , huddling down in bed and waiting for her heart to right itself . |
| 19 | If you have ever switched on a personal stereo full blast , you will have some idea what it feels like . |
| 20 | A system of ‘ polling ’ is necessary , with connections rapidly switched on a time sharing basis . |
| 21 | Secondly , by temporarily switching on the auto-assessment of DCs facility for each package and the packages referencing it . |
| 22 | I also switched on the echo-sounder and adjusted it to ‘ bleep ’ if we passed over any fish — such are the benefits of modern technology ! |
| 23 | Her car seat squeaked as Blanche reached up to switch out the light . |
| 24 | Frances moved over positively to switch on the radio . |
| 25 | But they could also switch on a constitutional warning light about future treaties , as yet unwritten , calling for still closer European integration . |
| 26 | You must also switch off the steriliser if you treat the pond , or it will be degraded by the UV . |
| 27 | In a pumped system , the thermostat may also switch off the pump . |
| 28 | She reached out to switch on the bedhead light and realised that the blackness of night had been replaced by grey gloom . |
| 29 | He closed the door and reached out to switch on the light , making her blink in the sudden flood of brilliant light . |
| 30 | She buried her face against him , afraid to say any more in case he guessed how she felt , and he gathered her close , reaching out to switch off the lamps . |