Example sentences of "switched [adv] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He switched on the strip lights behind the bottles , and the electric fire , and poured out two large glasses of whisky . |
| 2 | She swung her shapely legs inside and began talking as he switched on the ignition . |
| 3 | She sighed as she switched on the ignition and the Glory moved off . |
| 4 | When he switched on the ignition , he saw that the tank was more than three-quarters full . |
| 5 | He crept inconspicuously back to the dashboard , switched on the ignition , and looked at the gauge . |
| 6 | Then he turned from her abruptly , fastened his seatbelt , and switched on the ignition key . |
| 7 | He gave a terse nod and switched on the ignition . |
| 8 | WITH nearly 20 years of trouble-free driving behind me , I was relatively confident and assured when I switched on the ignition for my first lesson in advanced driving . |
| 9 | When the last violin and cello had disappeared the General switched on the desk light and settled down behind his tidy desk . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | I apprehensively switched on the teletext … still 2–0 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | James leant forward and switched on the recorder . |
| 14 | I also switched on the echo-sounder and adjusted it to ‘ bleep ’ if we passed over any fish — such are the benefits of modern technology ! |
| 15 | Then she switched on the indicator . |
| 16 | He switched on the powerhouse smile . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | He switched on the refrigeration unit , and as it shivered into life the counter lights came on under the glass . |
| 19 | Pausing outside his living room door , he switched on the hall light and crouched down on his knees . |
| 20 | Floating down into the depths , she heard the kitchen door into the back garden close the very moment she switched on the hall light . |
| 21 | Leonora gave him a wavering smile as he switched on the hall light . |
| 22 | I thought about it for the prescribed two days , chanting , ‘ How do I get her to sign the form ? — How do I get her to sign the form ? ’ , then switched on the wireless in the middle of a biblical play about Moses and God 's voice boomed out of the speakers : |
| 23 | Ace switched on the spacewalk jets and launched herself through the widening yawn of the doors . |
| 24 | Cornelius switched on the heater . |
| 25 | Piercingly aware of his presence in the next room , her hand shook as she spooned coffee into the filter cup and switched on the machine . |
| 26 | Jenny dozed off and he switched on the autopilot . |
| 27 | Jane Pargeter stood up and switched on the standard lamp beside her chair , standing with her arms akimbo , self-contained yet vulnerable . |
| 28 | Irina drew the curtains and switched on the standard lamp beside Bill 's chair . |
| 29 | Resolutely , Sara switched on the passage light . |
| 30 | She slipped under the bedclothes and switched on the reading lamp , adamant that she would shove him to the furthest corner of her mind , but the minute she opened her book her brain started working again , throwing up images of him , the way he smiled , that confident knowing look in his eyes when he addressed her . |