Example sentences of "switch off [art] [noun sg] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So great was Paul 's obsession that the only way Mrs Bedworth could force him to take a break was by switching off the electricity supply at the mains , she told Southwark Crown Court . |
| 2 | Switching off the bedside lamp , he leapt into position behind the slowly opening door . |
| 3 | Well I have n't said , her , heard anybody say anything about the grand old tradition of switching on the television set , and I 've a horrible feeling that er that th that the one day in the year when people want to get together with their families probably means switching off the television set . |
| 4 | Karen switched off the hair drier . |
| 5 | She switched off the CD player , went into the bedroom , checked that her black dress , red jacket and red shoes were spotless for the morning : tucked a red and gold scarf and a couple of gilt bracelets into her bag to wear in the evening and went to bed . |
| 6 | Then I switched off the music centre and strolled over to the window to take a last look at the night outside . |
| 7 | Melissa crossed the yard and waited while Fernand backed the trailer into a corner , switched off the tractor engine and jumped down . |
| 8 | Harriet Shakespeare gave a wavering smile and Keith reached forward and switched off the video recorder . |
| 9 | As Keith switched off the video recorder , she said , ‘ You 've got a picture of Liam Shakespeare , have n't you ? ’ |
| 10 | He switched off the kitchen light on his way out . |
| 11 | Rex switched off the suction pump , hung up the miner 's helmet , divested himself of the fisherman 's waders and laid his snorkel aside . |
| 12 | On a bubble of elation , full of dreams for the future , Lisa switched off the gas fire and headed for bed . |
| 13 | With a very deliberate gesture , he switched off the recording system which taped all normal office conversations . |
| 14 | She switched off the alarm clock , then lit the fire that had been laid the night before . |
| 15 | He gave an order to the driver , who switched off the car motor . |
| 16 | Dougal cut the connection , returned the handset to its rest and switched off the tape recorder . |
| 17 | Throwing down the last of the whisky with a shudder , she switched off the bedside lamp and burrowed down beneath the covers , already aware that the alcohol was having an effect , sending tentacles of warmth through her veins . |
| 18 | Then he picked up his torch , switched off the bedside light and made his way down-stairs treading warily and keeping close to the wall to avoid the creaking treads . |
| 19 | He switched off the garage light . |
| 20 | Just as a doctor may decide to switch off a life support machine because the patient is in effect dead , so care workers could ‘ switch off ’ the services on which the old person is totally dependent for care in the community , thus making admission to an institution inevitable . |
| 21 | The move came after his parents Allan and Barbara won a court ruling allowing medical staff to switch off the life support systems he had relied on since the tragic injury that left him in a persistent vegetative state . |
| 22 | Another method is simply to switch off the tail compensation system and some radios are fitted with an easily accessible switch for this purpose . |
| 23 | Do I just switch off the tape recorder and go back and say , ‘ Here 's a two and a half minute speech ’ ? |
| 24 | I have given instructions to Brian Lewis that if members of staff are found trying to abuse this facility he should switch off the lift system entirety . |
| 25 | Some systems will drain the machine and switch off the water supply if there is an internal leak . |
| 26 | Switch off the TV sound and watch the newsreader ; do this every night for a week . |
| 27 | Switch off the power socket and remove the plug . |
| 28 | Switch off the television set , follow the recipes , get out and walk , and just LET GO . |
| 29 | and switch off the radio organ . |
| 30 | HAVE YOU SWITCHED OFF THE GAS FIRE AND THE OVEN ? |