Example sentences of "[to-vb] [adv prt] [art] light " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even if a permanent garden circuit is contemplated , it makes sense to try out the lights on a temporary basis to find the best positions to fix your power points . |
| 2 | She crept stealthily along the gallery , not daring to put on a light in case she should wake Luke , past his room , feeling carefully in the half-darkness . |
| 3 | He scrambled out of his sleeping bag and went to fetch a torch he kept for when he wanted to read late , not liking to put on the light and get all the other going . |
| 4 | The room was growing very dark , yet Breeze did not like to put on the light . |
| 5 | Not daring to put on the light , she sat up and felt for the glass of water on the bedside table . |
| 6 | She had put the mug by his bed and gone to the window to let in the light . |
| 7 | He had a blackboard on each wall with only tiny windows in between to let in the light . |
| 8 | At the very top of the structure , at the point of the cone , a space had been left open to let in the light . |
| 9 | The windows were sparkling , the ivy stripped away to let in the light . |
| 10 | ‘ Do you think it 's safe to switch on a light ? ’ |
| 11 | Perry 's manager Sally Dickinson said at one point Mr Glenn had tried to switch on a light to raise the alarm but had been threatened with violence . |
| 12 | He dropped the padlock on to the floor then pushed the heavy door open and reached inside to switch on the light . |
| 13 | The moon peering in helped her to see and there was no need to switch on the light . |
| 14 | He closed the door and reached out to switch on the light , making her blink in the sudden flood of brilliant light . |
| 15 | The simplest method is to switch off the lights and to lighten the shadow areas by reflecting some of the daylight back onto the subject . |
| 16 | Were they still dressing or had the ADC forgotten to switch off the lights ? |
| 17 | You used to switch off the lights and run . |
| 18 | As she stretched out an arm to switch off the light she saw , on the marble-topped bedside table , the book which had been open on the bedcover when she had first visited the house . |
| 19 | With a low , shuddering exclamation he reached to switch off the light , letting the moon illuminate the room with its pale brilliance . |
| 20 | Whenever I go out of a room I am certain to switch off the light . |
| 21 | The cloudbank spread , seeming to soak up the light . |
| 22 | Wycliffe opened the door , waited for her to switch out the lights and pass through , then he locked the door and pocketed the keys . |
| 23 | She moved to switch out the light , forgetting that it was not her lamp that glowed on the bedside table , but he caught her arm , oh-so-very-gently , this time . |
| 24 | Her car seat squeaked as Blanche reached up to switch out the light . |
| 25 | The officer in charge decided to turn out the lights for ten minutes to allow the culprit to return the goods . |
| 26 | Now in the eighth year , the leaves are starting to block out the light and the problem is easing . |