Example sentences of "switched [adv prt] the [noun sg] [noun] and " in BNC.
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| 1 | When the last violin and cello had disappeared the General switched on the desk light and settled down behind his tidy desk . |
| 2 | Pausing outside his living room door , he switched on the hall light and crouched down on his knees . |
| 3 | Ace switched on the spacewalk jets and launched herself through the widening yawn of the doors . |
| 4 | She switched on the bedside lamp and looked dazedly at the clock . |
| 5 | She switched on the car radio and hummed to the beat of the pop music . |
| 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 | On a bubble of elation , full of dreams for the future , Lisa switched off the gas fire and headed for bed . |
| 9 | Then I buttoned myself into my grey raincoat , put on my brown felt hat , switched off the office lights and made my way along the corridor to the lift . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | With that thought , once Peter had left she switched out the bedside lamp and burrowed down . |