Example sentences of "switch [adv prt] [art] radio " in BNC.
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| 1 | Such a process may be comparable to the experience one has when switching on the radio in the middle of a discussion programme and trying to understand the discussion through a partial reconstruction of what must have been said already , who the participants must be , and so on . |
| 2 | We hung up and I lit a cigarette before switching on the radio . |
| 3 | She plugged and unplugged that cross-wired old switchboard with the ease of someone switching on the radio . |
| 4 | Frances moved over positively to switch on the radio . |
| 5 | Just in time , she remembered to switch on the radio for the eight-thirty news on LBC . |
| 6 | Her moment of complete despair had come when Doyle switched on the radio and sat down to wait and see what happened . |
| 7 | For company , and a reminder of where she was and how much she had to do , she switched on the radio , let the cat out , filled the kettle and began to plan her morning 's round of visiting . |
| 8 | Judy 's house was struck by lightning during that storm , and moments later she switched on the radio to hear that he had died . |
| 9 | He switched on the radio , continued looking . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | She switched on the radio and switched it off again . |
| 12 | He switched on the radio . |
| 13 | Scott switched on the radio , heard pop music , twiddled the frequency dial past classical and reggae and finally found a discussion programme . |
| 14 | He switched on the radio . |
| 15 | Rachaela switched on the radio . |
| 16 | He switched on the radio and learned that temperatures of minus 6 were expected tonight ; the forecaster believed they were due for a ‘ cold snap ’ which could last at least a week . |
| 17 | When I switched on the radio a sober voice intoned the day 's bad news . |
| 18 | It was a brief respite ; when , presently , she took a break and switched on the radio , she found herself listening to the voice of Detective Inspector Clarke who was being interviewed by a reporter . |
| 19 | She switched on the radio to recover normality . |
| 20 | With the last of her dresses hanging in the wardrobe , undies neatly folded in the drawer , Lindsey switched on the radio and bedside lamp . |
| 21 | He switched on the radio and they listened without speaking for a while , and Juliet forgot he had n't answered her last statement . |
| 22 | He switched off the radio and glanced at his watch . |
| 23 | Edward , much affected , switched off the radio . |
| 24 | The horseman was watching me , he switched off the radio and nudged his horse closer . |
| 25 | Anna switched off the radio . |
| 26 | If you ignore the ‘ whisper ’ of the blocked sink , you might switch on the radio a few days later , and immediately hear of a severe traffic jam in the Dartford Tunnel . |
| 27 | You have to think of your problem for two days , then when the time feels right , switch on the radio and within five minutes if you listen intently the answer will pop out of the speakers . |
| 28 | I switch on the radio , open a newspaper or a magazine , glance at an advertisement — it all seems like madness to me . |
| 29 | Encouraged , Willis offered to fetch the mussels at once , and some plates and forks and vinegar , and switch on the radio while he was gone , to give them a bit of music . |
| 30 | You open the papers or switch on the radio or television and find out . |