Example sentences of "switch off the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Breathless , she said tightly , ‘ Would you mind switching off the overhead light ? ’ |
| 2 | Gloria closed the sliding door , pulled down the blinds , and switched off the six lamps which Dot had just put on . |
| 3 | He switched off the mauve light . |
| 4 | He switched off the little girl on Terry Wogan and went to look for the Sturgeon . |
| 5 | She went back to her room and , leaving a small bedside lamp on , she switched off the main light and got into bed . |
| 6 | Grinning , Jim switched off the bright light and removed the film he had been studying . |
| 7 | Jack drove the car as near as he could towards the station building and switched off the faltering engine . |
| 8 | Secondly , the event risk is the likelihood of such a person forgetting to light the gas , switch off the electric cooker , lock the doors , or turn off the bath tap . |
| 9 | A voder commentary accompanied the recording , but Rostov had switched off the auditory input to his chair so that he could converse with the Manchu technician who was running the session . |
| 10 | Even after she had switched off the small lamp beside the bed , so that the room was completely dark , it was hard to be sure if she was really seeing something , or if her eyes were just playing tricks . |
| 11 | Would they have switched off the cold fountains in Trafalgar Square ? |