Example sentences of "[noun] switched [adv prt] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Scott switched on the radio , heard pop music , twiddled the frequency dial past classical and reggae and finally found a discussion programme . |
| 2 | While long-standing fans either relished it or waited patiently for them to return to straightforward indie pop , more than a few older folk fans switched on the enigma of The Wedding Present . |
| 3 | Rex switched off the suction pump , hung up the miner 's helmet , divested himself of the fisherman 's waders and laid his snorkel aside . |
| 4 | Eloise switched on the lights . |
| 5 | Cornelius switched on the windscreen wipers . |
| 6 | Cornelius switched on the heater . |
| 7 | Lissa switched on the light , and Rebecca swung round sharply to face her , shock startling a gasp on her lips , the torch falling with a muffled thud . |
| 8 | Rachaela switched on the radio . |
| 9 | At ten thirty-five , Rachaela switched on the main light and walked behind the screen into Ruth 's area . |
| 10 | Karen switched off the hair drier . |
| 11 | Roirbak switched off the film and knelt beside Ari again . |
| 12 | There he sat until a child switched on the widescreen t.v. showing a news broadcast . |
| 13 | Josie switched on the lights for the department 's makeup mirror , and Lucy winced as the brightness hit her . |
| 14 | Stephen switched off the set . |
| 15 | When the last violin and cello had disappeared the General switched on the desk light and settled down behind his tidy desk . |
| 16 | Rain switched off the water . |
| 17 | The projectionist switched on the light . |
| 18 | Philip switched off the torch . |
| 19 | Anna switched off the radio . |
| 20 | Shelley switched off the lights , and locked the medical room . |
| 21 | Harry switched off the engine and sat staring at the big , grey , stone-built mansion with a sense of shock . |
| 22 | Klein switched on the light . |
| 23 | Lee switched on the light and the bulb went , like the one in the kitchen yesterday . |
| 24 | Lee switched on the torch and the beam lit up the stack-yard like a searchlight . |
| 25 | The Brigadier switched on the motor and they began a bumpy , swaying descent . |
| 26 | Fran switched off the tape-recorder then glanced across the crowded foyer , immediately pin-pointing Luke in a group clustered around the door to the Council Chamber . |
| 27 | With the last of her dresses hanging in the wardrobe , undies neatly folded in the drawer , Lindsey switched on the radio and bedside lamp . |
| 28 | Having seen the reassured mother smilingly on her way , Lindsey switched off the computer and set about clearing her desk . |
| 29 | The sink was squared-off and old fashioned , with a white splashback and a tilting mirror ; Forester switched on the fluorescent shaving light and tried to tip the mirror to look at himself , but it would n't stay in place until he found out how to tighten a chrome-plated hexagonal nut on the hinge . |
| 30 | He decided to wait , watching as the driver switched off the engine and slid from behind the wheel . |