Example sentences of "lights come on [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 He switched on the refrigeration unit , and as it shivered into life the counter lights came on under the glass .
2 Suddenly , all the lights came on in the hospital and they eventually opened a side-door and let her in .
3 A few lights came on in the villages .
4 Lights came on in the Mootwalk shops as one by one they began to open .
5 Even when set up correctly some units have their clip lights coming on at the slightest provocation , while the Alpha seems to have more headroom before it clips , which should therefore mean less chance of unwanted distortion .
6 Jazz switched the television off and came outside with them and they kicked a tin-can round the field a bit and then sat on some dumped oil-drums and watched the lights come on along the front and smoked a cigarette and reflected on their fate .
7 On the safety front , the water is thermostatically controlled , the sliding door and panel are glazed with safety glass and ceiling and basin lights come on with the main switch .
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