Example sentences of "on the torch " in BNC.

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1 Then he switched on the torch and splashed through the puddle in the concrete to the shed .
2 Lee switched on the torch and the beam lit up the stack-yard like a searchlight .
3 He switched on the torch — and froze .
4 She switched on the torch and the beam floated over flowerpots and a rusty , up-ended bucket .
5 He switched on the torch , but directed it upward so that there was only diffused light on the forest floor .
6 Switching on the torch he swung round in time to see in its thin beam a blast of hot , dust-laden smoke belch past the opening of the short passageway and spill in towards him .
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