Example sentences of "and switch [adv prt] [art] light " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | The security man swung open the door to the boardroom where the party had taken place and switched on the lights , revealing the room as Blanche and Dexter had last seen it the day after the killing . |
| 3 | Indoors , she flicked the rain from her hair and switched on the lights . |
| 4 | She stumbled to her feet , crossed the dark room and switched on the light . |
| 5 | I stepped forward and switched on the light in the kitchen . |
| 6 | Alida flailed upwards , tearing off the bedclothes , and switched on the light . |
| 7 | The Queen of Pleasures groped at the wall and switched on the light . |
| 8 | The Abyssinian maid groped at the wall and switched on the light . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | He felt for the bedside table with his left hand , remembered why the right one was all bandaged up , and switched on the light . |
| 12 | ‘ We 'll look at one or two of the public things first , though , ’ said Finn and switched on the light . |
| 13 | Rachaela sat up and switched on the light . |
| 14 | ’ He raised himself sleepily on one elbow and switched on the light . |
| 15 | Quickly she stepped back and switched on the light . |
| 16 | The barmaid swung open a door and switched on the light . |
| 17 | Then , feeling foolish , blushing in the empty room like a self-conscious adolescent , she put on her nightdress got into bed and switched out the light . |
| 18 | Then he crossed the room and switched off the light . |
| 19 | Rex pulled the bed covers in his direction and switched off the light . |
| 20 | He tucked the chintzy bed cover over his sleeping friend and switched off the light . |
| 21 | She sighed again , and switched off the light and dropped her unread book on to the floor . |
| 22 | Twelve days later I received a call from an exultant Sylvia who told me that , on the previous evening , she had in fact managed to go right into the cupboard and switch off the light . |
| 23 | When she pushes it open , and switches on the light , she finds the breeze blowing through broken windows . |
| 24 | And the manager goes round and switches out the lights , if there 's anybody there they kick them out . |