Example sentences of "he switched on [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Later , in the mid-70s , while on holiday in the Caribbean , he switched on a lamp that had frayed wiring and he received a terrific shock . |
| 2 | When the selected pile alone remained , he switched on a powerful reading spotlamp above the table , took a jeweller 's loupe from his pocket , a pair of tweezers in his right hand , and held up the first stone to the light . |
| 3 | He switched on a few lights , took off his coat and tie and rolled up his sleeves , then he pottered around the kitchen making himself a good night mug of milkless tea . |
| 4 | When they reached the edge of the bush he switched on a torch , and as they entered the opening in the trees they left the canopy of twinkling stars for the canopy of overhead branches . |
| 5 | He switched on an answerphone . |
| 6 | Hassan Hamdan , aged seven , was shot in the head by a sniper when he switched on the light at his bedroom in Mossaitbeh , a poor residential district controlled by Amal . |
| 7 | Then he switched on the torch and splashed through the puddle in the concrete to the shed . |
| 8 | When he heard the bedroom door shut again he switched on the kettle . |
| 9 | He switched on the headlights as the car entered the M1 at Brent Cross . |
| 10 | And he switched on the set and went back to his desk , putting as much physical space as possible between himself and his employer . |
| 11 | Her story was plastered all over the December issue of Playboy and every time he switched on the television , she was there repeating it all as a multitude of chat-show hosts clamoured to get her on their programmes . |
| 12 | She swung her shapely legs inside and began talking as he switched on the ignition . |
| 13 | She watched him as he switched on the light by the bed and drew the curtains . |
| 14 | He switched on the torch — and froze . |
| 15 | As he switched on the torchlight on the dashboard and began to study the Glory 's manual , Jack again thought of Tina 's angry reaction to the idea that the Ram and Shepherd names might be linked . |
| 16 | ‘ Any particular section ? ’ asked Hayman as he switched on the lights . |
| 17 | Pausing outside his living room door , he switched on the hall light and crouched down on his knees . |
| 18 | He switched on the recorder briefly to record any distant sounds which would add atmosphere to those of the approaching train and the distant whistle of the engine . |
| 19 | The silence returned , and he switched on the light . |
| 20 | Once the left engine was turning over at 45 per cent , he switched on the right engine , using the live engine 's generator to save the battery . |
| 21 | He switched on the radio , continued looking . |
| 22 | He switched on the engine and drove on . |
| 23 | As soon as Mauer knew their destination he switched on the siren and within minutes they had reached Landstrasse , drawing to a halt opposite the Landerbank . |
| 24 | He switched on the radio , found a music station and followed the first limousine out of the airport onto the Grand Central Parkway , heading towards Manhattan . |
| 25 | She was dressed as a munitions worker , and when he switched on the light her hair had blazed under the dim bulb . |
| 26 | Slipping inside and closing the door , he switched on the light and examined his surroundings . |
| 27 | When he switched on the ignition , he saw that the tank was more than three-quarters full . |
| 28 | He switched on the radio . |
| 29 | He switched on the Zodiac 's headlights , for the shadows . |
| 30 | He switched on the refrigeration unit , and as it shivered into life the counter lights came on under the glass . |