Example sentences of "on the tv " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then we switched on the TV and had a cup of tea . |
| 2 | defiance of house rules ( e.g. breaking rules about playing with matches , about not switching on the TV before the children 's programmes begin , about sitting at the table until the meal is finished , or about not taking food out of the fridge without permission ) ; |
| 3 | He returned to his coffee and drank , switched on the TV and flicked through soundless channels of familiar images , crouching to watch the dull face of a man in a suit . |
| 4 | Flicking the switch on the TV is one thing , but such reactions are more serious when it comes to real life situations . |
| 5 | Switch on the TV , but unwrap your morning paper VERY carefully . |
| 6 | Most of us , at least occasionally , go home , switch on the TV , switch off our minds , stretch out in a comfortable chair and let the box keep us entertained for the evening . |
| 7 | In the next apartment , someone switched on the TV . |
| 8 | Fred opens a can of beer , switches on the TV , groans as he slumps over the sofa and looks at the paint peeling off the ceiling . |