Example sentences of "[pron] switched [adv prt] [art] engine " in BNC.
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| 1 | The outside air temperature was above minimum , but I switched on the engine anti-ice anyway , just to be sure . |
| 2 | I switched on the engine , closed my eyes and … felt like I 'd just stepped onto a corporation bus . |
| 3 | She switched on the engine and headed back on to the road . |
| 4 | She switched off the engine , glanced at herself in the driving mirror and got out , letting Bunny jump on to the drive . |
| 5 | He switched on the engine and drove on . |
| 6 | He switched on the engine , and the car began to move swiftly through the suburbs where she lived . |
| 7 | ‘ We 're nicely tucked away here in case someone comes looking for us , ’ he remarked as he switched off the engine . |
| 8 | He switched off the engine , then turned in the driving seat to face Vologsky . |
| 9 | He switched off the engine . |
| 10 | He switched off the engine then reached into his pocket for his cigarettes and lit the third one since leaving the Windorah . |
| 11 | Hugh drove neatly into the straw-covered shelter as though he were coming to rest in a multi-storey car park ; then he switched off the engine and opened his door . |
| 12 | He switched off the engine , cut the lights and lit a cigarette . |
| 13 | He switched off the engine and took the keys from the ignition . |
| 14 | What if he had n't left yet — she could ring him and tell him she 'd chickened out , and he could flap his wings and tease her but at least she would n't have to — oh , hell , here he is , she thought , and watched as the huge bike rolled to a halt and he switched off the engine and hauled it up on the stand . |