Example sentences of "[conj] switch [adv prt] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One reason is that it is a three-terminal device , which can act as an amplifier or switch on its own . |
| 2 | He was manipulating a kind of toggle or switch on the head of his cane . |
| 3 | You open the papers or switch on the radio or television and find out . |
| 4 | Advertisements at the cinema reach a ‘ captive ’ audience , unlike TV or radio , where the viewer or listener may be distracted or switch off . |
| 5 | ‘ Depending on the personality of the child , he or she can either become destructive or switch off completely . |
| 6 | Our pattern will return of course , as we did not erase it or switch off the controller . |
| 7 | What we do is , pull the curtains shut and switch on the fire . |
| 8 | Plug the unit into the mains and switch on . |
| 9 | Double-check you have got everything the right way round so that the artwork is not back to front , then close up the UV light box and switch on . |
| 10 | Place the eggs in a food processor with the lemon juice and plenty of black pepper and switch on . |
| 11 | To confirm this , clip it into place on the camcorder as directed , and switch on . |
| 12 | Check battery is fully charged , fit and switch on . |
| 13 | But when you put it into the video player and switch on , the encoded information is translated into a display on your TV screen as a film . |
| 14 | Next time just stay at home and switch on the telly , clever clogs . |
| 15 | My day starts when I climb into my ‘ green machine ’ and switch on that ‘ phone . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | Plug in the monitor , keyboard and mains power cables and switch on . |
| 18 | In fantasy land if we ever have to replace our systems we can of course simple switch off the old one and switch on the new one . |
| 19 | I smoke my spliff and switch on the telly ; I am just in time for Neighbours . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | People come home and switch on the telly , then they either hate it and switch off again , or they think , ’ It 's that bad , I 'll watch it ’ . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ Get your foot down and switch on the siren . ’ |
| 23 | IVORY & SIME , the Edinburgh fund manager , has launched a new investment trust which it hopes will arrest the trend towards institutional ownership of investment trusts and switch back to individual ownership . |
| 24 | The first thing that Daniel did when he came back into the room was to remove the record and switch off the gramophone . |
| 25 | The timer sounds an audible alarm when it is about to run out , and switch off . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | Some systems will drain the machine and switch off the water supply if there is an internal leak . |
| 28 | This will be set to illuminate the tank during the early part of the day , and switch off in the evening when I want to see the fish . |
| 29 | ‘ tune On , Tune In And Switch Off ’ is a TV news nightmare , which sounds like CNN reporting from hell . |
| 30 | A carefully constructed calorie-controlled diet , with eating plans and education , is a good way for you and your body to learn when to say no , and switch off the desire for food . |