Example sentences of "switch [adv] the [noun sg] " in BNC.

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No	Sentence
1	to try and switch on the cassette player in the bedroom .
2	And to think when Peggy was little Gran would n't let me switch on the tree lights until Christmas Eve .
3	I thought we could switch on the yard lights and have it outside . ’
4	How often do we switch on the television , only half watching it , or get stuck into routines in the evenings that require no conscious thought or effort , leaving the mind free to wander ?
5	I did not switch on the light in case it should dazzle her .
6	After tea , Clare pulled the sitting-room curtains together but did n't switch on the light ; she preferred to watch the firelight flick shadows over the walls .
7	If you ignore the ‘ whisper ’ of the blocked sink , you might switch on the radio a few days later , and immediately hear of a severe traffic jam in the Dartford Tunnel .
8	The user must not switch off the computer before this option is chosen as this could affect further use of the files on disk .
9	In a pumped system , the thermostat may also switch off the pump .
10	As I said earlier , one can not switch off the tap and ban tobacco .
11	Do I just switch off the tape recorder and go back and say , ‘ Here 's a two and a half minute speech ’ ?
12	She did n't just switch off the television during love scenes in a film , for instance , but even if a scantily clad woman was shown on a beach or something .
13	I have given instructions to Brian Lewis that if members of staff are found trying to abuse this facility he should switch off the lift system entirety .
14	Under what circumstances may the doctors switch off the ventilator ?
15	Whatever may be the case in Russia , we in the degenerate West can switch off the radio or television , or not buy a newspaper , or not read such parts of it as we do not wish to .
16	You must also switch off the steriliser if you treat the pond , or it will be degraded by the UV .

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