Example sentences of "[adv prt] [art] lights " in BNC.
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| 1 | She switched on the lights , dumped her bag on the table and turned to him abruptly . |
| 2 | When they were switched on the lights flooded out across the bare , flat expanse of moorland just beyond the perimeter of their property . |
| 3 | ‘ Any particular section ? ’ asked Hayman as he switched on the lights . |
| 4 | Eloise switched on the lights . |
| 5 | He switched on the lights and drove down the tank paths towards the front gate . |
| 6 | The security man swung open the door to the boardroom where the party had taken place and switched on the lights , revealing the room as Blanche and Dexter had last seen it the day after the killing . |
| 7 | Josie switched on the lights for the department 's makeup mirror , and Lucy winced as the brightness hit her . |
| 8 | Indoors , she flicked the rain from her hair and switched on the lights . |
| 9 | I 'd happily part with my money just to hear the sensational Philadelphia/Ormandy Rachmaninov Vocalise ( ‘ Never mind the meal , just turn down the lights ! ’ ) . |
| 10 | It was 17 days since he had last locked the door of his office , turned down the lights , and unscrewed the cap of his walking stick , and heard Dr Tariq and Professor Khan discuss a series of meetings in Europe . |
| 11 | Turn off the lights on the tank ( which reduces the stress on the fish ) and float them in their bag in the aquarium for twenty minutes to help equalise the temperatures . |
| 12 | ‘ It would be a case of last one out , turn off the lights . |
| 13 | The simplest method is to switch off the lights and to lighten the shadow areas by reflecting some of the daylight back onto the subject . |
| 14 | Were they still dressing or had the ADC forgotten to switch off the lights ? |
| 15 | Switching off the lights at 11 p.m. would deny many of them their private study-time . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | Michael Holly was back inside Hut 2 a clear hour before the trustie slammed shut the hut 's door , switched off the lights . |
| 18 | The day you go on holiday switch off the lights and forget about the fish . |
| 19 | He switched off the lights and opened the curtains ; the night was still as black as a stone . |
| 20 | In a great gesture of trust , Josie let her switch off the lights unsupervised . |
| 21 | She retreated to one of the dressing rooms across the corridor , switched off the lights , and set the door to give her an angle of view without much risk of being seen . |
| 22 | Tidy the desk , flick off the lights , and leave the building . |
| 23 | I switched off the lights and Seddon hurriedly drew back the curtains . |
| 24 | She picked up her bag , switched off the lights and locked the door behind her . |
| 25 | You used to switch off the lights and run . |
| 26 | ‘ Do n't let them rattle on ; when you have had enough , smile sweetly , say ‘ many thanks ’ and we 'll switch off the lights . ’ |
| 27 | He switched off the lights and went out . |
| 28 | Shelley switched off the lights , and locked the medical room . |
| 29 | You pack your bags , shut the door , switch off the lights and you go home and you 've got the , the r another thirty odd years perhaps to look forward to in retirement . |
| 30 | She was glad now that she had n't put up the lights . |