Example sentences of "light [adv prt] [prep] [art] " in BNC.

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1 Yeah Can I just flick the light on for a second ?
2 This means that for lettering written in the normal way on the mylar sheet , you need the right hand light on on the 580 and the EC1 ( left on the earlier models ) for the lettering to be readable on the knitting .
3 Plain lace knitting with the No. 2 left hand light on on the 580 and the EC1 ( right hand light on earlier models )
4 Plain lace as in swatch 1 knitted with the No. 2 right hand light on on the 580 and the EC1 ( left hand light on earlier models )
5 I put this down to having lots of plants for the fry to hide in , and my practice of leaving a very dim light on during the night which is controlled by a dimmer switch .
6 Well because when you shine a light on to a board only half of it is gon na be facing only half of it is gon na be facing .
7 After research had begun to throw some light on to the physics of plasmas , invention gave way to a more scientific approach .
8 The light is distributed over the courts by means of multi sided reflectors , rather than by direct light on to the court as is the traditional way .
9 The cloudy lens prevents the passage of the rays of light on to the retina .
10 He once shone a surprising shaft of original light on to the economic scene .
11 The definitions are , at this early stage of our knowledge of Myrinian culture , valuable in themselves , not only because they reveal something of the inadequacy of our own language , but because they throw some light on to the mysteries of an alien culture .
12 Pushing open the heavy door , she began to climb the stairs to the second floor , admiring the way in which the stained-glass windows on each hall-landing cast triangles of coloured light on to the worn stone steps .
13 Hold on , just go up the doors are open , I 'll put the light on in a minute , we will wo n't we , yes we will , he 's had a whole bottle of milk and a whole bottle of juice today , you are doing well are n't we ?
14 So put it i , put a light on in a room that you will actually be in .
15 The baker and the newsagent were open and there was a light on in the Carabinieri station that stood between them .
16 It 's much better than switching the light on in the middle of development and hoping for the ‘ effect ’ .
17 It 's much better than switching the light on in the middle of development and hoping for the ‘ effect ’ .
18 Of course , he thought , as he levered the hatch door open slowly , letting more soft light spill out from underneath , he 'd have to cover his tracks in the morning ; damn silly to have left the cupboard back there open , and the light on in the dome .
19 He was driving past , saw a light on in the shop and demanded to know what was going on . ’
20 There was a light on in the house on stilts ; he could see a faint glow through the curtains of the window on the left of the door .
21 There was a light on in the hall , and apparently on the second floor , though that might be a landing .
22 Sophia could see the light on in the hall as she came up to Ianthe 's front door , but the front rooms were in darkness .
23 As I walk back to the motel I am relieved to see that there is no light on in the room .
24 She went down to make a drink , and as she turned the light on in the dingy kitchen a dark thing shot across the floor to disappear under the dresser .
25 In one house , on the corner , there was a light on in the front bedroom .
26 I 'd left the light on in the hall .
27 Two substances that look about the same under light , or in other words , reflect light in about the same way , may be totally different in regard to how much sound they absorb or reflect .
28 Marie opened the shutters , letting light in on the devastation .
29 Erm , what happened was the cathedral council one light in at a cost of four hundred and fifty pounds but they could n't afford the second light , so we got some money from erm the residents who contributed some money , we got some money from the school and there was a shortfall of sixty six pounds thirty one pence for the total bill , so the chairman er .
30 Main picture : French windows opening on to the garden let plenty of light in to the kitchen — where practicality has n't been sacrificed for style
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