Example sentences of "switching [adv prt] the " in BNC.
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| 31 | The timeswitch he 'd primed earlier had flipped on , switching on the electric fire and igniting the materials he placed over it . |
| 32 | She plugged and unplugged that cross-wired old switchboard with the ease of someone switching on the radio . |
| 33 | Did they follow him on his pub-crawl , clinically waiting until he became suitably juiced before switching on the camera ? |
| 34 | Cos we came in and Chrissy , instead of switching on the children 's programmes put his computer on so we did n't see it . |
| 35 | Well they might be a friendly , oh I do n't really know but er he 's so busy you see and he 's busy all kinds of day and night , now then , we asked him a while ago to be more careful when he was switching on the freezer units at night because they were waking people up , we asked him er a while ago if he 'd be more careful learning up at six o'clock in the morning because the chain and that we could n't sleep in the morning like , and all disturbing us all like that |
| 36 | He opened the door , switching off the torch and closing the door behind him . |
| 37 | We liked its ability to self-diagnose and the scope for switching off the radar if necessary . |
| 38 | The team of non-professional drivers reached the high point of 109 mpg and a low of 94 mpg , merely by accelerating smoothly , braking gently , and switching off the engine in traffic jams . |
| 39 | The fact that the aid is an extraordinary measure and that the patient has indicated that it is a burden absolves the doctor of his duty to continue treatment , and he may therefore discontinue it by switching off the machine . |
| 40 | The Press has introduced into common speech such expressions as ‘ pulling the plug ’ or ‘ switching off the machine ’ . |
| 41 | Now I asked her whether she felt able to imagine switching off the light in the cupboard , still leaving the door open to the hallway . |
| 42 | Finally , if the model is low and slow and you think you have made a mess of things , remember that ‘ chickening out ’ and switching off the ‘ hold ’ will probably just produce a more expensive crash ! |
| 43 | Switching off the lights at 11 p.m. would deny many of them their private study-time . |
| 44 | Huckerby , a worried-looking , balding man , had a responsible position which basically involved overseeing editorial expenditure and running the paper day to day , but was best known for fussing round the office collecting old coffee cups and switching off the lights last thing at night . |
| 45 | ‘ Three Valleys Pass , ’ announced the Brigadier , switching off the engine . |
| 46 | He left the room , switching off the light behind him . |
| 47 | Well I have n't said , her , heard anybody say anything about the grand old tradition of switching on the television set , and I 've a horrible feeling that er that th that the one day in the year when people want to get together with their families probably means switching off the television set . |
| 48 | He undressed and got into bed , switching off the lamp . |
| 49 | ‘ Do I give that impression ? ’ she asked , switching off the ignition and wondering at the stupidity of people . |
| 50 | ‘ I 'm stopping here , ’ I told him , switching off the engine and opening my door . |
| 51 | Is he , by God ? thought Toby , firmly switching off the light . |
| 52 | Switching off the torch , he pocketed it to leave his hands clear for handling his gun . |
| 53 | Switching off the bedside lamp , he leapt into position behind the slowly opening door . |
| 54 | The oil is normally cleaned by switching off the transformer for a week and draining the oil and transporting it to a special depot for decontamination . |
| 55 | Switching off the light , she followed Marc downstairs . |
| 56 | ‘ You saw it at the end of winter , ’ Marc told her , switching off the engine and turning to examine her features . |
| 57 | Breathless , she said tightly , ‘ Would you mind switching off the overhead light ? ’ |
| 58 | So great was Paul 's obsession that the only way Mrs Bedworth could force him to take a break was by switching off the electricity supply at the mains , she told Southwark Crown Court . |
| 59 | He uncovered his head only after switching out the light at bedtime . |