Example sentences of "switch the [adj] [noun] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | Switching the public debt on to the company appealed to the country gentleman 's prejudice against public indebtedness , and , feeling sure of parliamentary support , the government went further and sought to shift a total of £31 million of debt , almost equally split between redeemable and irredeemable stock , wrapping it into a single huge annuity on which the company would receive 4 or 5 per cent . |
| 2 | We relaxed for an hour with a cup of tea and Otley switched the magic box on to see what the world was up to . |
| 3 | Perhaps she was wondering if someone had remembered to switch the electric blanket on . |
| 4 | The first thing they do is switch the bloody lights on . |
| 5 | ‘ None of the electronic or automatic systems work , so each time you bowl , a man jumps down from a shelf behind the pins at the end of your lane , switches the light off , resets the pins , jumps back onto his shelf and switches the light back on ! ’ she said . |