Example sentences of "[pron] switch [adv] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is rather like someone switching on a cassette in one room and then walking into another . |
| 2 | She plugged and unplugged that cross-wired old switchboard with the ease of someone switching on the radio . |
| 3 | In the next apartment , someone switched on the TV . |
| 4 | A night of beer-swilling revelry was abruptly deflated at 11.30pm when someone switched on the television for the draw for the FA Cup third round . |
| 5 | It so happened that the Gulf War in Kuwait was filling our attention , and so I switched on a video tape whenever something attracted me and I found that I would be most likely to record the daily sessions on the BBC 's Newsnight with Peter Snow discussing the disposition of troops over the battle zone using a visual aid which is now known as the sandpit . |
| 6 | Clearly this was no place for me , and having tiptoed back to the sitting-room , I switched on a light and picked up the evening paper . |
| 7 | WITH nearly 20 years of trouble-free driving behind me , I was relatively confident and assured when I switched on the ignition for my first lesson in advanced driving . |
| 8 | The outside air temperature was above minimum , but I switched on the engine anti-ice anyway , just to be sure . |
| 9 | I switched on the engine , closed my eyes and … felt like I 'd just stepped onto a corporation bus . |
| 10 | When I switched on the radio a sober voice intoned the day 's bad news . |
| 11 | As I switched on the television prior to using is as the computer screen to write this article , a lady was interviewing the country 's strongest man . |
| 12 | On one tank I had , the fish panicked and hid every time I switched on the lighting . |
| 13 | I switched on the light in the bedroom . |
| 14 | I switched on the light in the hall . |
| 15 | Often , when I switched on the light to make sure that the dish was scraped clean , I was disgusted at the mess I had been eating . |
| 16 | At last , exasperated beyond bearing , I switched on the light again . |
| 17 | I followed in behind him erm the curtains were drawn , the room was in reasonable darkness and er I switched on the light . |
| 18 | What I 'm sorry I switched off a couple of minutes ago |
| 19 | I switched off the machine and went back to the counter . |
| 20 | Then I switched off the music centre and strolled over to the window to take a last look at the night outside . |
| 21 | Feeling a headache coming on , I switched off the terminal , stretched out on my bunk and returned to my interrupted reverie , mingled with more speculation about why phetam should be so valuable . |
| 22 | I switched off the tape , realizing that I would have to listen another time to find out what the preacher was really saying . |
| 23 | I switched off the motor and turned round to her . |
| 24 | At the A227 turn-off I switched off the cassette-player so I could concentrate on the terrain . |
| 25 | I switched off the light and closed the kitchen door quickly , thankful for the seal I had fixed under it . |
| 26 | I took off the yellow waistcoat with its white lining and hung it on a hanger , and I took off my shoes , but rather like George I still felt myself to be on duty , so I switched off the light and lay on top of the bedclothes watching the black Canadian land slide by , while the free northern show went on above for hours in the sky . |
| 27 | From the rattles and clunks it 's difficult to tell what 's happening , but I switch on the cassette recorder in case . |
| 28 | But if you 'd wait until I switch on the hall light … ’ |
| 29 | ‘ 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 . |
| 30 | I switch on the radio , open a newspaper or a magazine , glance at an advertisement — it all seems like madness to me . |