Example sentences of "she [vb past] on [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Suddenly she switched on a yellow lamp that stood by her on the table and moved the snake-like stem so that Larry 's face was spotlighted as if on stage . |
| 2 | Let's have a bit of light on the subject " She switched on the blue urinal and looked at it . |
| 3 | Naked , she switched on the powerful shower-jets , and raised her voice to be heard above them . |
| 4 | She switched on the electric kettle and made a cup of instant coffee flavoured with powdered milk and artificial sweetener . |
| 5 | She switched on the electric fire , the room was freezing as if hung with icicles . |
| 6 | She switched on an overhead lamp and unrolled them one by one . |
| 7 | She took on a black lad and because she did that she was ostracised from the rest of the community . |
| 8 | When he started school , she only had to look after him before school started and after it finished , so she took on a part-time job as a lunch-time playground supervisor at the same school . |
| 9 | Sylvie could barely remember the woman who had drowned herself , but through his words she took on the grand status of a tormented romantic . |
| 10 | She put on a great act , pretending to be heartbroken and begging for a chance to restart our relationship , but shortly after she 'd gained access to the apartment there was a phone call . |
| 11 | She put on a passable imitation of a BBC accent . |
| 12 | She put on a brave show when she was tried in New York last year in connection with some property deals . |
| 13 | In the Commissioner 's office she put on a brave front . |
| 14 | Then she put on a white crash helmet , climbed into her kart and roared off at the Playscape circuit in Clapham , South London . |
| 15 | She put on a calm face . |
| 16 | She put on a red petticoat first , then a black dress , and a white veil over the dress . |
| 17 | She did n't really know what she should be wearing , but that morning she put on an old pair of jeans . |
| 18 | While they were in the travelling coach , she put on an outward appearance of sadness for a loyal employee , killed in an attempt to save his master 's horse . |
| 19 | She put on the other record , save Pergolesi for later when surely they 'd be alone . |
| 20 | When Martha was ready for home , she put on the pink bodice and Elizabeth dressed her hair . |