Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] to the light " in BNC.

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1 What seemed an age was only seconds , fractions of seconds , before her open eyes no longer responded to the light they received .
2 The new pill has already been used to regulate the daily rhythms of blind people who can not respond to the light and dark cues of day and night .
3 At first in the shadow of the wall it seemed pitch black , but his eyes rapidly adjusted to the light , or lack of it .
4 Furthermore , there is opportunity for multicellular plants to grow , firmly anchored to the rocks , but still exposed to the light ; and many animals — sessile mussels and barnacles ; anemones , which are almost sessile ; and animals that are only modest movers , such as starfish , winkles , and limpets — find a handy substrate and convenient grazing .
5 Strangely drawn to the light he unearthed the dragon armour of Aenarion .
6 One is to take a supply from an existing loop-in ceiling rose or junction box to a new junction box , and then wire to the light switch and light fitting .
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