Example sentences of "i [vb past] [adv prt] the light " in BNC.
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| 1 | I clenched out the light and stuck my fingers in my ears . |
| 2 | Then I turned out the light and settled at the window amidst the bottle-brush fronds of monkey-puzzle . |
| 3 | I switched on the light in the bedroom . |
| 4 | I switched on the light in the hall . |
| 5 | Often , when I switched on the light to make sure that the dish was scraped clean , I was disgusted at the mess I had been eating . |
| 6 | At last , exasperated beyond bearing , I switched on the light again . |
| 7 | I followed in behind him erm the curtains were drawn , the room was in reasonable darkness and er I switched on the light . |
| 8 | I switched off the lights and Seddon hurriedly drew back the curtains . |
| 9 | I switched off the light and closed the kitchen door quickly , thankful for the seal I had fixed under it . |
| 10 | I took off the yellow waistcoat with its white lining and hung it on a hanger , and I took off my shoes , but rather like George I still felt myself to be on duty , so I switched off the light and lay on top of the bedclothes watching the black Canadian land slide by , while the free northern show went on above for hours in the sky . |
| 11 | I held up the light and looked in every corner of the room . |
| 12 | Then I picked up the lights of Burnham to starboard , and knew roughly where I was . |