Example sentences of "[noun prp] switched [adv prt] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Scott switched on the radio , heard pop music , twiddled the frequency dial past classical and reggae and finally found a discussion programme . |
| 2 | Rex switched off the suction pump , hung up the miner 's helmet , divested himself of the fisherman 's waders and laid his snorkel aside . |
| 3 | Eloise switched on the lights . |
| 4 | Cornelius switched on the windscreen wipers . |
| 5 | Cornelius switched on the heater . |
| 6 | Lissa switched on the light , and Rebecca swung round sharply to face her , shock startling a gasp on her lips , the torch falling with a muffled thud . |
| 7 | Rachaela switched on the radio . |
| 8 | At ten thirty-five , Rachaela switched on the main light and walked behind the screen into Ruth 's area . |
| 9 | Karen switched off the hair drier . |
| 10 | Roirbak switched off the film and knelt beside Ari again . |
| 11 | Josie switched on the lights for the department 's makeup mirror , and Lucy winced as the brightness hit her . |
| 12 | Stephen switched off the set . |
| 13 | Philip switched off the torch . |
| 14 | Anna switched off the radio . |
| 15 | Shelley switched off the lights , and locked the medical room . |
| 16 | Harry switched off the engine and sat staring at the big , grey , stone-built mansion with a sense of shock . |
| 17 | Klein switched on the light . |
| 18 | Lee switched on the light and the bulb went , like the one in the kitchen yesterday . |
| 19 | Lee switched on the torch and the beam lit up the stack-yard like a searchlight . |
| 20 | Fran switched off the tape-recorder then glanced across the crowded foyer , immediately pin-pointing Luke in a group clustered around the door to the Council Chamber . |
| 21 | With the last of her dresses hanging in the wardrobe , undies neatly folded in the drawer , Lindsey switched on the radio and bedside lamp . |
| 22 | Having seen the reassured mother smilingly on her way , Lindsey switched off the computer and set about clearing her desk . |
| 23 | On a bubble of elation , full of dreams for the future , Lisa switched off the gas fire and headed for bed . |
| 24 | They were met at the front door by a delirious spaniel , who clearly had no idea of funeral decorum , and they proceeded into the front room , where Bill Clough switched on a bulging orangey imitation-coal electric fire , and then went to a horrible drinks cabinet — all plastic and flashing lights . |
| 25 | Tod switched off the light . |
| 26 | Ward switched on the headlights , glancing at me quickly , a tight little smile . |
| 27 | Kelly switched on the television and stared blankly at the screen as some mindless cops and robbers show unfolded . |
| 28 | Her moment of complete despair had come when Doyle switched on the radio and sat down to wait and see what happened . |
| 29 | Jessica switched off the drier and lifted the receiver beside her bed , expecting Parr . |
| 30 | Geraldine switched on the television . |