Example sentences of "to switch [adv prt] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I go to work early , ’ he replied , getting irritated as he tried to figure out how to switch on a standard lamp . |
| 2 | ‘ Do you think it 's safe to switch on a light ? ’ |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | Just as a doctor may decide to switch off a life support machine because the patient is in effect dead , so care workers could ‘ switch off ’ the services on which the old person is totally dependent for care in the community , thus making admission to an institution inevitable . |
| 5 | Indeed honours were shared all the way to a tie-break in which Adebisi was able to switch up a gear and take a firm hold of the situation , winning 7–2 , to take the first set . |