Example sentences of "switch [adv prt] [art] [noun] and " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ When I go out I switch on the video and know my cats are having a good time looking at visions of snakes , hippos , mice , rabbits — oh , just about everything . |
| 2 | At home we switch on the video and fall asleep in the chair almost before Mavis has opened up shop . |
| 3 | When the whirring reaches peak pitch you flick the switch down to engage , listen for a quickly descending groan , count two blades , switch on the mags and hit the booster coil before the flywheel loses all its impetus . |
| 4 | Then it happens — it does n't happen and you switch on the light and get dressed sadly . |
| 5 | You have to think of your problem for two days , then when the time feels right , switch on the radio and within five minutes if you listen intently the answer will pop out of the speakers . |
| 6 | Often now when I set off in a fairly posh car and switch on the radio and heater , I think back to those wartime battles to get my little fishing box onto the crowded trams and my long walks from Brigg railway station to catch bream at Cadney Bridge . |
| 7 | Switch on the mains and if the unit does not self-trigger press switch S1 . |
| 8 | I switch on the fire and warm my hands for a bit . |
| 9 | You switch on the kettle and sit on the stool . |
| 10 | In spite of the temptation to get the car warmed up , I switch off the engine and wind down the window . |
| 11 | The day you go on holiday switch off the lights and forget about the fish . |
| 12 | You pack your bags , shut the door , switch off the lights and you go home and you 've got the , the r another thirty odd years perhaps to look forward to in retirement . |