Example sentences of "[coord] switch [adv prt] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Can a chimp perceive a movie as representing a second individual trying to solve a problem , like reaching bananas or switching on a heater ? |
| 2 | Removing stale , moist air from inside the house may be brought about deliberately — by opening a window or switching on an extractor fan — or may occur fortuitously — air passing up chimney flues , for example , or finding its own way out through one or two small gaps in the house structure . |
| 3 | He was manipulating a kind of toggle or switch on the head of his cane . |
| 4 | You open the papers or switch on the radio or television and find out . |
| 5 | Our pattern will return of course , as we did not erase it or switch off the controller . |
| 6 | The team of non-professional drivers reached the high point of 109 mpg and a low of 94 mpg , merely by accelerating smoothly , braking gently , and switching off the engine in traffic jams . |
| 7 | Finally , if the model is low and slow and you think you have made a mess of things , remember that ‘ chickening out ’ and switching off the ‘ hold ’ will probably just produce a more expensive crash ! |
| 8 | Huckerby , a worried-looking , balding man , had a responsible position which basically involved overseeing editorial expenditure and running the paper day to day , but was best known for fussing round the office collecting old coffee cups and switching off the lights last thing at night . |
| 9 | She rose to draw the curtains and to switch on the lamp . |
| 10 | That 's generally ample time for you to close down a database without panic , and to switch off the computer in an orderly fashion . |
| 11 | Connors looked at him intently through the smoke haze as he reached out and switched on a tape recorder . |
| 12 | Anyway , when the complete transferral was done , I dressed myself with care and switched on a full length mirror for an inspection . |
| 13 | She turned and switched on a lamp . |
| 14 | All she got for her pains was a slight smile but no verbal reply as with efficient ease he filled and switched on a percolator . |
| 15 | Rising to his feet , he stretched , as sleek and graceful as one of his own cats , and switched on a couple of standard lamps . |
| 16 | She cleared her desk onto the floor , made coffee and switched on the typewriter . |
| 17 | She stumbled to her feet , crossed the dark room and switched on the light . |
| 18 | I stepped forward and switched on the light in the kitchen . |
| 19 | Then he went into the living-room and switched on the television . |
| 20 | Alida flailed upwards , tearing off the bedclothes , and switched on the light . |
| 21 | The Queen of Pleasures groped at the wall and switched on the light . |
| 22 | The Abyssinian maid groped at the wall and switched on the light . |
| 23 | I came into the room and it was full of smoke … and I fell over the mat … and no one noticed … and switched on the light … and the party was in full swing . |
| 24 | Blanche got into the car , settled the old dog on the seat beside her and switched on the engine . |
| 25 | He awoke , forgetting he had left his car in gear , and switched on the engine . |
| 26 | I replaced the bottle on the shelf , closed the lid of my sterilizer , and switched on the heat . |
| 27 | James leant forward and switched on the recorder . |
| 28 | Jenkins unlocked one of the bedrooms when they got back to the Windorah and switched on the light after he had crossed to the window to draw the curtains . |
| 29 | He felt for the bedside table with his left hand , remembered why the right one was all bandaged up , and switched on the light . |
| 30 | I closed the doors and switched on the tape recorder . |