Example sentences of "switch on the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Get your foot down and switch on the siren . ’ |
| 2 | An on/off switch on the dashboard controls the petrol pump , and a hand-operated gas-valve regulates the gas flow . |
| 3 | ‘ If we encounter fog over the North Atlantic we will turn on the radar , switch on the Satnav , and start the engines . |
| 4 | We shall assume that , before we switch on the current , H = 0 and B = 0 , a natural-enough assumption . |
| 5 | By law , all gas and electric fires have now to be fitted with a fire-guard by the manufacturers , and when helping an elderly Person to choose one it is wise to encourage her to buy one with the on/off control switch on the top or high up on the side , to avoid unnecessary bending . |
| 6 | Turning the machine over reveals the high and low speed switch on the top . |
| 7 | When the onboard tuner is activated in this way the guitar signal is instantly muted , avoiding the need for the player to bend down to the tuner switch on the unit , or re-patch the guitar lead . |
| 8 | Just switch on the Ansaphone . ’ |
| 9 | From the rattles and clunks it 's difficult to tell what 's happening , but I switch on the cassette recorder in case . |
| 10 | The input/output address of the VidiPC card can be easily changed by setting a jumper switch on the board . |
| 11 | But if you 'd wait until I switch on the hall light … ’ |
| 12 | Switch on the PC which sits beside the two terminals in the Computer Room ( it 's the only one ) . |
| 13 | Switch on the coil current ( set to 125mA ) and the test point voltage should change by about two volts or so , positively or negatively . |
| 14 | He was manipulating a kind of toggle or switch on the head of his cane . |
| 15 | Kolchinsky lowered him carefully to the floor then flicked on the intercom switch on the desk . |
| 16 | The wiper switch on the dash is starting to annoy me , as is the headlight flasher which refuses to flash with dipped beam on . |
| 17 | Switch on the TV , but unwrap your morning paper VERY carefully . |
| 18 | Most of us , at least occasionally , go home , switch on the TV , switch off our minds , stretch out in a comfortable chair and let the box keep us entertained for the evening . |
| 19 | ‘ When I go out I switch on the video and know my cats are having a good time looking at visions of snakes , hippos , mice , rabbits — oh , just about everything . |
| 20 | At home we switch on the video and fall asleep in the chair almost before Mavis has opened up shop . |
| 21 | With water in the tank , switch on the heater , filter , and air pump , if used . |
| 22 | You ca n't sleep you 're actually providing your own sleep deprivation and you say hey , next thing you know I really will be falling down the stairs ! but he does n't seem to get the joke and then it 's back to the cell and then the interview room with the barred , opaqued windows so you ca n't see out and they switch on the tape-machine recording everything as usual and it 's getting more bizarre ; they get me to do a Michael Caine voice ! |
| 23 | When the whirring reaches peak pitch you flick the switch down to engage , listen for a quickly descending groan , count two blades , switch on the mags and hit the booster coil before the flywheel loses all its impetus . |
| 24 | ‘ Have you finished ? ’ they ask as you lie gasping , and when they switch on the light you expect to see a sign over the bed , NOW WASH YOUR HANDS . |
| 25 | Then it happens — it does n't happen and you switch on the light and get dressed sadly . |
| 26 | ‘ Switch on the light , Hilary . |
| 27 | Otherwise the loudspeaker cables should be transferred to terminals on the Stax energiser which has the necessary loudspeaker/headphones changeover switch on the front . |
| 28 | Accordingly , CD-I players begin the battle to represent themselves as appliances by having their power switch on the front of the cabinet . |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | I switch on the radio , open a newspaper or a magazine , glance at an advertisement — it all seems like madness to me . |