Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv] the torch " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then he switched on the torch and splashed through the puddle in the concrete to the shed . |
| 2 | Lee switched on the torch and the beam lit up the stack-yard like a searchlight . |
| 3 | He switched on the torch — and froze . |
| 4 | She switched on the torch and the beam floated over flowerpots and a rusty , up-ended bucket . |
| 5 | He switched on the torch , but directed it upward so that there was only diffused light on the forest floor . |
| 6 | He switched off the torch . |
| 7 | Philip switched off the torch . |
| 8 | I packed away my Bible in its plastic bag and , as it was now light enough to see , switched off the torch . |
| 9 | She turned the heavy , white porcelain door knob and pushed gently , then switched off the torch in case she was seen by someone at the back of the house , and entered the bedroom . |
| 10 | As they settled themselves on the trunk Silas switched off the torch . |
| 11 | He put down the torch and used both hands to scoop up his last-minute discovery . |
| 12 | Lee held on to Caspar who was pulling , while Philip bolted the door , forcing it , and picked up the torch that Lee had dropped . |
| 13 | He picked up the torch and turned it back on . |
| 14 | Corbett picked up the torch and threw it down . |