Example sentences of "[coord] off at [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Recall that at the beginning of this piece I briefly discussed what the representational theory of the mind has got right : that thoughts are not simple responses , reactions or reverberations to environmental stimulation — contrasting this with the case of the thermostat which automatically switches on and off at pre-set temperatures . |
| 2 | This means that while you are out for the evening , anyone who may be watching the house will be unsure as to whether you are at home or not , because various lights will go on and off at different times . |
| 3 | No more will they curse the need to haul luggage and children onto the London Underground and off at another station to catch their next train . |
| 4 | The chair has to come to rest at the bottom of the stairs and you need room to get on and off at both ends . |
| 5 | Particular genes can be switched on and off at particular times because the bottleneck/growth-cycle calendar ensures that there is such a thing as a particular time . |
| 6 | In ‘ random mode ’ , the time controller will switch an appliance on and off at random intervals during the four ON periods already set for the programme mode . |