Example sentences of "turn off " in BNC.
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| 1 | A chef would never leave a kitchen with food out on the worktops at the end of the day , and front desk is always tidied at the end of a shift , but how many managers do more than simply turn off the computer and go home at the end of a session with their spreadsheet or word processor ? |
| 2 | Turn off the gas — good beer needs no blanket |
| 3 | You turn off the road into a wooded parked area opposite the first house on the right after leaving the village . |
| 4 | Police found only the broken-down Marina car , which had left Mrs Wilks , her 13-month-old son Mark , and her sister , Georgina Gough , 11 , stranded on the M50 near the Tewkesbury turn off . |
| 5 | We turn off the speaker . |
| 6 | Turn off water |
| 7 | ‘ People who can must start over Christmas by getting out of their seats and using the switch when they turn off the TV , ’ said FoE energy campaigner , Mr Simon Roberts . |
| 8 | The moment it comes to the boil , turn off the heat . |
| 9 | Then turn off the heat and ‘ rest ’ the joint in the oven with the door ajar for 25–30 minutes . |
| 10 | Then turn off the heat and ‘ rest ’ the joint in the oven with the door ajar for 25–30 minutes . |
| 11 | Turn off the tap , then restore the water supply to the tap . |
| 12 | Then turn off the stop tap on the supply to the feed-and-expansion tank , attach a hose to the lowest draincock on the system , and lead it to a gully or drain outside . |
| 13 | If this fails to work , turn off the radiator 's isolating valves , and undo the valve couplings so you can drain it completely , ready for replacement ( see below ) . |
| 14 | Turn off the water supply to the valve , and dismantle the valve by using pliers to remove the split pin holding the float arm , then unscrew the end cap and prise out the piston . |
| 15 | If the valve has jammed shut , causing the feed-and-expansion tank to run dry , again turn off the water supply . |
| 16 | Turn off the pump 's power supply first . |
| 17 | Next , turn off the boiler , programmer and immersion heater , close the stop tap supplying the feed-and-expansion tank , and open the draincock . |
| 18 | Before starting work , turn off the boiler at the programmer ( gas or oil-fired systems ) ; let solid fuel boilers go out and cool down . |
| 19 | Then turn off the water supply for the feed-and-expansion tank , drain the system , and disconnect and remove the radiator and its brackets as described earlier ( see REPLACING A RADIATOR ) . |
| 20 | When we turn off a cold tap a loud banging comes from somewhere and then stops . |
| 21 | Come over Kirkstone Pass towards Ullswater and , on reaching the valley , turn off to the right to the little village of Hartsop , a quiet place now , but once a centre of rural activity . |
| 22 | You 'd be better off spending time seeking out the great women of your own day , young man ; turn off that radio . |
| 23 | I turn into the Kaiser-Josephstrasse , then turn off that down a side street and we 're in the Munsterplatz … ’ |
| 24 | In the kitchen , a major contribution to safety is carefulness when using fat for cooking purposes ; if it ignites , the most effective way of controlling the blaze is to cover the pan with a lid or metal tray and turn off the heat supply to the cooking apparatus . |
| 25 | The stars turn off . |
| 26 | After the relatives have departed , turn off the radiators and open the window . |
| 27 | Turn off all the heating and gas . |
| 28 | ‘ Turn off that bloody shower , ’ he snapped at Lawton . |
| 29 | Electrics Always turn off the television , video and stereo when they are not in use . |
| 30 | We were told to turn off the lights , turn off anything making a noise and talk to him quietly . |