Example sentences of "[coord] switch off " in BNC.
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| 1 | Switching On or Switching Off ? |
| 2 | He could have been warning his receptionist off the line or switching off — or on — a recording device . |
| 3 | Advertisements at the cinema reach a ‘ captive ’ audience , unlike TV or radio , where the viewer or listener may be distracted or switch off . |
| 4 | ‘ Depending on the personality of the child , he or she can either become destructive or switch off completely . |
| 5 | Our pattern will return of course , as we did not erase it or switch off the controller . |
| 6 | A survey by the waste management company Grundon found that ( i ) incinerators were run at too low temperatures , were overloaded , and produced black smoke ; ( ii ) emission and temperature warning alarms were ignored or switched off ; and ( iii ) storage areas were littered with burst bags , exposing used syringes , dressings and other material . |
| 7 | The team of non-professional drivers reached the high point of 109 mpg and a low of 94 mpg , merely by accelerating smoothly , braking gently , and switching off the engine in traffic jams . |
| 8 | Finally , if the model is low and slow and you think you have made a mess of things , remember that ‘ chickening out ’ and switching off the ‘ hold ’ will probably just produce a more expensive crash ! |
| 9 | Huckerby , a worried-looking , balding man , had a responsible position which basically involved overseeing editorial expenditure and running the paper day to day , but was best known for fussing round the office collecting old coffee cups and switching off the lights last thing at night . |
| 10 | That is the difference between switching on and switching off , and switching on is an absolutely essential ingredient to the art of making it happen . |
| 11 | Insulating your loft , fitting double-glazing , making your doors draughtproof and switching off lights and fires when you do n't need them save energy — and money too . |
| 12 | According to a report commissioned by the government , cases of euthanasia in the strict sense accounted for 2,300 deaths annually ( out of a total of around 130,000 ) , assisted suicides for 400 , and switching off life-support systems for 1,000 . |
| 13 | That 's generally ample time for you to close down a database without panic , and to switch off the computer in an orderly fashion . |
| 14 | and to switch off and then go into role play after very strange |
| 15 | A second nurse came into the lounge and switched off the news . |
| 16 | A nurse came into the room and switched off the news . |
| 17 | Harriet Shakespeare gave a wavering smile and Keith reached forward and switched off the video recorder . |
| 18 | Gloria closed the sliding door , pulled down the blinds , and switched off the six lamps which Dot had just put on . |
| 19 | In a game the pain of life can safely be recaptured , encountered and switched off as required , for as we have seen , a game and all other forms of playing including the arts are deliberately created second-order experiences , removed from the rawness of living . |
| 20 | The equipment should be heated until very hot and switched off . |
| 21 | He reached a hand out and switched off both heaters . |
| 22 | ‘ Black day , black day , ’ she mourned , and switched off and played Mozart . |
| 23 | Vologsky erased the visual print-out and switched off all auxiliary power . |
| 24 | Jack drove the car as near as he could towards the station building and switched off the faltering engine . |
| 25 | Markby drew up before Rose Cottage and switched off his engine . |
| 26 | Matilda jumped up and switched off the telly . |
| 27 | ‘ Luckily we were on to their plan and switched off the power before we moved in . ’ |
| 28 | Mr E , however , countered each example with either ‘ it wo n't work with Dave ’ or ‘ I 've tried all this ’ , and switched off at any good idea offered , unable to listen , making himself , like Dave , the only one in the group so different and obstructive . |
| 29 | I eased the car over to the side of the road and switched off . |
| 30 | There was n't a lot the captain could say without jeopardizing her standing so she just nodded once and switched off . |