Example sentences of "[coord] [pers pn] switch [adv prt] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then it happens — it does n't happen and you switch on the light and get dressed sadly . |
| 2 | 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 ! |
| 3 | And he switched on the set and went back to his desk , putting as much physical space as possible between himself and his employer . |
| 4 | The silence returned , and he switched on the light . |
| 5 | Jenny dozed off and he switched on the autopilot . |
| 6 | What if he had n't left yet — she could ring him and tell him she 'd chickened out , and he could flap his wings and tease her but at least she would n't have to — oh , hell , here he is , she thought , and watched as the huge bike rolled to a halt and he switched off the engine and hauled it up on the stand . |
| 7 | ‘ You plug it in when you go away and it switches on the light for you at the same time every evening , and switches it off too . |
| 8 | From the rattles and clunks it 's difficult to tell what 's happening , but I switch on the cassette recorder in case . |
| 9 | The outside air temperature was above minimum , but I switched on the engine anti-ice anyway , just to be sure . |