Example sentences of "switch [adv prt] a light " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Do you think it 's safe to switch on a light ? ’ |
| 2 | Perry 's manager Sally Dickinson said at one point Mr Glenn had tried to switch on a light to raise the alarm but had been threatened with violence . |
| 3 | Clearly this was no place for me , and having tiptoed back to the sitting-room , I switched on a light and picked up the evening paper . |
| 4 | Evelyn reached over his shoulder , switched on a light , and gasped . |
| 5 | Rory did not switch on a light , but strode to the window and jerked back the drapes . |
| 6 | I get into a No Smoking carriage and , since the station interior is rather dark , switch on a light so that I can read Berlioz . |