Example sentences of "switch on the [noun] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | By law , all gas and electric fires have now to be fitted with a fire-guard by the manufacturers , and when helping an elderly Person to choose one it is wise to encourage her to buy one with the on/off control switch on the top or high up on the side , to avoid unnecessary bending . |
| 2 | ‘ 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 . |
| 3 | At home we switch on the video and fall asleep in the chair almost before Mavis has opened up shop . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | Then it happens — it does n't happen and you switch on the light and get dressed sadly . |
| 6 | Encouraged , Willis offered to fetch the mussels at once , and some plates and forks and vinegar , and switch on the radio while he was gone , to give them a bit of music . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | You open the papers or switch on the radio or television and find out . |
| 10 | Switch on the mains and if the unit does not self-trigger press switch S1 . |
| 11 | I switch on the fire and warm my hands for a bit . |
| 12 | You switch on the kettle and sit on the stool . |