Example sentences of "switch on a [noun sg] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Visualise a senior executive switching on a notebook PC in a hotel room , plugging the modem into the telephone socket and then settling down to tap into information stored on any of the organisation 's computer systems , anywhere in the world , through a simple click-and-point action of the mouse . |
| 2 | ‘ I go to work early , ’ he replied , getting irritated as he tried to figure out how to switch on a standard lamp . |
| 3 | She switched on a desk lamp , and quickly scanned what she had just written , murmuring to herself . |
| 4 | It so happened that the Gulf War in Kuwait was filling our attention , and so I switched on a video tape whenever something attracted me and I found that I would be most likely to record the daily sessions on the BBC 's Newsnight with Peter Snow discussing the disposition of troops over the battle zone using a visual aid which is now known as the sandpit . |
| 5 | Connors looked at him intently through the smoke haze as he reached out and switched on a tape recorder . |
| 6 | At 2000 watts , this is a very powerful tool , and Bosch has built in a temperature control as well as a blower control ( rather like the ‘ speed ’ switch on a hair dryer ) . |
| 7 | But the next time this happens , instead of hurling buckets of water , switch on a tape recorder and then , the next day , sit down and enjoy the feline opera at your leisure . |