Example sentences of "[vb past] on the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 61 | James leant forward and switched on the recorder . |
| 62 | I also switched on the echo-sounder and adjusted it to ‘ bleep ’ if we passed over any fish — such are the benefits of modern technology ! |
| 63 | Then she switched on the indicator . |
| 64 | He switched on the powerhouse smile . |
| 65 | As he switched on the torchlight on the dashboard and began to study the Glory 's manual , Jack again thought of Tina 's angry reaction to the idea that the Ram and Shepherd names might be linked . |
| 66 | He switched on the refrigeration unit , and as it shivered into life the counter lights came on under the glass . |
| 67 | Pausing outside his living room door , he switched on the hall light and crouched down on his knees . |
| 68 | Floating down into the depths , she heard the kitchen door into the back garden close the very moment she switched on the hall light . |
| 69 | Leonora gave him a wavering smile as he switched on the hall light . |
| 70 | I thought about it for the prescribed two days , chanting , ‘ How do I get her to sign the form ? — How do I get her to sign the form ? ’ , then switched on the wireless in the middle of a biblical play about Moses and God 's voice boomed out of the speakers : |
| 71 | Ace switched on the spacewalk jets and launched herself through the widening yawn of the doors . |
| 72 | Cornelius switched on the heater . |
| 73 | Piercingly aware of his presence in the next room , her hand shook as she spooned coffee into the filter cup and switched on the machine . |
| 74 | Jenny dozed off and he switched on the autopilot . |
| 75 | Jane Pargeter stood up and switched on the standard lamp beside her chair , standing with her arms akimbo , self-contained yet vulnerable . |
| 76 | Irina drew the curtains and switched on the standard lamp beside Bill 's chair . |
| 77 | Resolutely , Sara switched on the passage light . |
| 78 | She slipped under the bedclothes and switched on the reading lamp , adamant that she would shove him to the furthest corner of her mind , but the minute she opened her book her brain started working again , throwing up images of him , the way he smiled , that confident knowing look in his eyes when he addressed her . |
| 79 | Emmie tiptoed to the far side of the bed and switched on the lamp . |
| 80 | That thing , switched on the conversation . |
| 81 | Then we switched on the TV and had a cup of tea . |
| 82 | He returned to his coffee and drank , switched on the TV and flicked through soundless channels of familiar images , crouching to watch the dull face of a man in a suit . |
| 83 | In the next apartment , someone switched on the TV . |
| 84 | Alone in my cabin , then I got comfortable , put all troublesome thoughts out of my mind , and switched on the vid to one of the best of what the vid expressively calls it Everlasting Serials . |
| 85 | While long-standing fans either relished it or waited patiently for them to return to straightforward indie pop , more than a few older folk fans switched on the enigma of The Wedding Present . |
| 86 | She switched on the shower and tested the water , then looked round for some shampoo to wash the rest of the snarls from her hair . |
| 87 | He switched on the smile again . |
| 88 | Cornelius switched on the windscreen wipers . |
| 89 | Christina entered the hallway and switched on the ceiling fan . |
| 90 | The outside air temperature was above minimum , but I switched on the engine anti-ice anyway , just to be sure . |