Example sentences of "i switch [adv prt] " in BNC.

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1 On the third visit I switched over to the large search coil and within fifteen minutes was holding numerous buttons , buckles , seals , some copper coins and — best of all — a Queen Anne gold guinea .
2 And then I switched over and I thought but it 's a about this little boy .
3 I switched on the light in the bedroom .
4 I switched on the light in the hall .
5 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 .
6 The outside air temperature was above minimum , but I switched on the engine anti-ice anyway , just to be sure .
7 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 .
8 On one tank I had , the fish panicked and hid every time I switched on the lighting .
9 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 .
10 I switched on my computer , which gave me access to the prices of all the stocks listed , to price movements of the market as a whole and of individual sectors — a splendid toy , and an essential one .
11 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 .
12 At last , exasperated beyond bearing , I switched on the light again .
13 When I switched on the radio a sober voice intoned the day 's bad news .
14 I switched on my computer and pissed around on it — and put the new PSB 's CD on in the background .
15 I followed in behind him erm the curtains were drawn , the room was in reasonable darkness and er I switched on the light .
16 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 .
17 I switched on the engine , closed my eyes and … felt like I 'd just stepped onto a corporation bus .
18 When I switched on
19 I switched off the light and closed the kitchen door quickly , thankful for the seal I had fixed under it .
20 I switched off the tape , realizing that I would have to listen another time to find out what the preacher was really saying .
21 When the jobs were done , I switched off my torch and lay on my back listening to a gerbil skidding up and down the tent under the fly-sheet .
22 I switched off the machine and went back to the counter .
23 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 .
24 My mother looked dissatisfied , but I switched off my bedroom light and we were moving downstairs towards Robert and the tray of martinis .
25 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 .
26 I switched off the lights and Seddon hurriedly drew back the curtains .
27 Then I switched off the music centre and strolled over to the window to take a last look at the night outside .
28 I switched off the motor and turned round to her .
29 At the A227 turn-off I switched off the cassette-player so I could concentrate on the terrain .
30 I switched off immediately but the propeller was determined to make yet another turn , and another , and eventually stopped — embedded in the side of his aircraft .
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