Example sentences of "switch on the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 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 . |