Example sentences of "switch off the " in BNC.

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1 The first thing that Daniel did when he came back into the room was to remove the record and switch off the gramophone .
2 When you spot a leak on the heating system , first switch off the boiler .
3 Switch off the power socket and remove the plug .
4 Switch off the television set , follow the recipes , get out and walk , and just LET GO .
5 Switch off the TV sound and watch the newsreader ; do this every night for a week .
6 Twelve days later I received a call from an exultant Sylvia who told me that , on the previous evening , she had in fact managed to go right into the cupboard and switch off the light .
7 Some systems will drain the machine and switch off the water supply if there is an internal leak .
8 Switch off the power at source , remove the single flush socket and disconnect the cables
9 Secondly , the event risk is the likelihood of such a person forgetting to light the gas , switch off the electric cooker , lock the doors , or turn off the bath tap .
10 Some parents just switch off the alarm after the initial wetting , fail to change the bed , and leave the child so that there is no real opportunity for the child to learn .
11 Our pattern will return of course , as we did not erase it or switch off the controller .
12 The day you go on holiday switch off the lights and forget about the fish .
13 In spite of the temptation to get the car warmed up , I switch off the engine and wind down the window .
14 If we switch off the voltage the current will disappear after some delay .
15 A carefully constructed calorie-controlled diet , with eating plans and education , is a good way for you and your body to learn when to say no , and switch off the desire for food .
16 ‘ You may start your apologising as soon as I switch off the machine .
17 This consisted mainly of shutting them in and leaving them be — go in sometime after midnight perhaps , switch off the TV , unplug the Commodore , pick up the comic books and rearrange the covers , but that was about it .
18 I open the fridge to defrost it , I pack a bag with my favourite clothes , I switch off the power at the mains .
19 and switch off the radio organ .
20 The correct way to shut the machine down is to type EXIT to return to Windows , quit Windows and then switch off the machine .
21 You pack your bags , shut the door , switch off the lights and you go home and you 've got the , the r another thirty odd years perhaps to look forward to in retirement .
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