Example sentences of "he switched off [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He switched off the torch . |
| 2 | Slipping the note and the feather into his pocket , he switched off the light and opened the door . |
| 3 | Resting his back against the tree , he switched off the flashlight and waited for his irises to expand before starting down the meadow . |
| 4 | ‘ We 're nicely tucked away here in case someone comes looking for us , ’ he remarked as he switched off the engine . |
| 5 | He switched off the light , and began to walk away . |
| 6 | He switched off the engine , then turned in the driving seat to face Vologsky . |
| 7 | With a very deliberate gesture , he switched off the recording system which taped all normal office conversations . |
| 8 | He switched off the engine . |
| 9 | He switched off the engine then reached into his pocket for his cigarettes and lit the third one since leaving the Windorah . |
| 10 | He switched off the intercom before she could reply and hurried back to where Philpott lay . |
| 11 | He switched off the radio and glanced at his watch . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | He switched off the gas with a bad-tempered flourish , though his heart was n't in it . |
| 14 | After she had gone he switched off the gramophone , drained his drink in a single gulp , then stooped to pick up the offending telegraph message . |
| 15 | He switched off the flashlight as he came back around the dirt path . |
| 16 | He switched off the lights and opened the curtains ; the night was still as black as a stone . |
| 17 | He switched off the little girl on Terry Wogan and went to look for the Sturgeon . |
| 18 | He switched off the garage light . |
| 19 | He switched off the light and fell into an uneasy sleep troubled by dreams in which Gwen Evans , Sheila Lennox and Jenny Connon blended and merged into one . |
| 20 | He switched off the engine , cut the lights and lit a cigarette . |
| 21 | It caught on the second try , and after a minute 's revving he switched off the ignition and let it die . |
| 22 | He switched off the mauve light . |
| 23 | Luke was silent until he drew up outside an imposingly formal grey stone house , then as he switched off the ignition he said , in tones of mock-comfort , ‘ Brace up , Merrill . |
| 24 | He switched off the kitchen light on his way out . |
| 25 | The horseman was watching me , he switched off the radio and nudged his horse closer . |
| 26 | He switched off the lights and went out . |
| 27 | He switched off the engine and took the keys from the ignition . |
| 28 | 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 . |