Example sentences of "switch [adv] the tv " in BNC.
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1 | 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 ) ; |
2 | Then we switched on the TV and had a cup of tea . |
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 | In the next apartment , someone switched on the TV . |
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 | Switch off the TV sound and watch the newsreader ; do this every night for a week . |
8 | This consisted mainly of shutting them in and leaving them be — go in sometime after midnight perhaps , switch off the TV , unplug the Commodore , pick up the comic books and rearrange the covers , but that was about it . |
9 | 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 . |