Example sentences of "switch on the torch " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | Then he switched on the torch and splashed through the puddle in the concrete to the shed . |
| 3 | Lee switched on the torch and the beam lit up the stack-yard like a searchlight . |
| 4 | He switched on the torch — and froze . |
| 5 | She switched on the torch and the beam floated over flowerpots and a rusty , up-ended bucket . |
| 6 | He switched on the torch , but directed it upward so that there was only diffused light on the forest floor . |