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 | 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 . |
| 8 | Do I just switch off the tape recorder and go back and say , ‘ Here 's a two and a half minute speech ’ ? |
| 9 | Just switch on the Ansaphone . ’ |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | Officer Cecil finally switched on the siren . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | If you have ever switched on a personal stereo full blast , you will have some idea what it feels like . |
| 14 | A system of ‘ polling ’ is necessary , with connections rapidly switched on a time sharing basis . |
| 15 | Secondly , by temporarily switching on the auto-assessment of DCs facility for each package and the packages referencing it . |
| 16 | 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 ! |
| 17 | Frances moved over positively to switch on the radio . |
| 18 | But they could also switch on a constitutional warning light about future treaties , as yet unwritten , calling for still closer European integration . |
| 19 | You must also switch off the steriliser if you treat the pond , or it will be degraded by the UV . |
| 20 | In a pumped system , the thermostat may also switch off the pump . |
| 21 | I apprehensively switched on the teletext … still 2–0 . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | Another method is simply to switch off the tail compensation system and some radios are fitted with an easily accessible switch for this purpose . |
| 24 | He even switched on the blue urinal lamp to see how its light looked against the clean walls . |
| 25 | If your camcorder is one of the new low-light models which can take pictures down to levels of 2 lux , you could simply switch on the normal top lighting in your lounge and start recording some perfectly adequate pictures . |
| 26 | In story after story people ( or aliens ) have simply switched on the antigravity drive in order to be able to travel cheaply and effortlessly between the stars . |
| 27 | Amiss switched off the light and climbed into bed . |
| 28 | She even switches off the soap operas on the television when the emotional thermostat gets turned up . |
| 29 | I thought about it for the prescribed two days , chanting , ‘ How do I get her to sign the form ? — How do I get her to sign the form ? ’ , then switched on the wireless in the middle of a biblical play about Moses and God 's voice boomed out of the speakers : |
| 30 | The Woman gave him one look and then switched off the light and Doyle settled himself in the chair and sat silently in the shadows . |