Example sentences of "switched on [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Rising to his feet , he stretched , as sleek and graceful as one of his own cats , and switched on a couple of standard lamps . |
| 2 | She switched on a desk lamp , and quickly scanned what she had just written , murmuring to herself . |
| 3 | All she got for her pains was a slight smile but no verbal reply as with efficient ease he filled and switched on a percolator . |
| 4 | It so happened that the Gulf War in Kuwait was filling our attention , and so I switched on a video tape whenever something attracted me and I found that I would be most likely to record the daily sessions on the BBC 's Newsnight with Peter Snow discussing the disposition of troops over the battle zone using a visual aid which is now known as the sandpit . |
| 5 | Later , in the mid-70s , while on holiday in the Caribbean , he switched on a lamp that had frayed wiring and he received a terrific shock . |
| 6 | She turned and switched on a lamp . |
| 7 | Sara switched on a lamp and Lizzie became visible . |
| 8 | Connors looked at him intently through the smoke haze as he reached out and switched on a tape recorder . |
| 9 | When they reached the edge of the bush he switched on a torch , and as they entered the opening in the trees they left the canopy of twinkling stars for the canopy of overhead branches . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | Evelyn reached over his shoulder , switched on a light , and gasped . |
| 12 | He switched on an answerphone . |
| 13 | The girl got up and switched on an X-ray display panel with two plates . |
| 14 | He leaned across his desk and switched on an answering-machine . |
| 15 | He switched on the strip lights behind the bottles , and the electric fire , and poured out two large glasses of whisky . |
| 16 | She swung her shapely legs inside and began talking as he switched on the ignition . |
| 17 | She sighed as she switched on the ignition and the Glory moved off . |
| 18 | When he switched on the ignition , he saw that the tank was more than three-quarters full . |
| 19 | He crept inconspicuously back to the dashboard , switched on the ignition , and looked at the gauge . |
| 20 | Then he turned from her abruptly , fastened his seatbelt , and switched on the ignition key . |
| 21 | He gave a terse nod and switched on the ignition . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | When the last violin and cello had disappeared the General switched on the desk light and settled down behind his tidy desk . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | I apprehensively switched on the teletext … still 2–0 . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | James leant forward and switched on the recorder . |
| 28 | 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 ! |
| 29 | Then she switched on the indicator . |
| 30 | He switched on the powerhouse smile . |