Example sentences of "he switched [adv prt] the " in BNC.

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1 Hassan Hamdan , aged seven , was shot in the head by a sniper when he switched on the light at his bedroom in Mossaitbeh , a poor residential district controlled by Amal .
2 Then he switched on the torch and splashed through the puddle in the concrete to the shed .
3 When he heard the bedroom door shut again he switched on the kettle .
4 He switched on the headlights as the car entered the M1 at Brent Cross .
5 And he switched on the set and went back to his desk , putting as much physical space as possible between himself and his employer .
6 Her story was plastered all over the December issue of Playboy and every time he switched on the television , she was there repeating it all as a multitude of chat-show hosts clamoured to get her on their programmes .
7 She swung her shapely legs inside and began talking as he switched on the ignition .
8 She watched him as he switched on the light by the bed and drew the curtains .
9 He switched on the torch — and froze .
10 As he switched on the torchlight on the dashboard and began to study the Glory 's manual , Jack again thought of Tina 's angry reaction to the idea that the Ram and Shepherd names might be linked .
11 ‘ Any particular section ? ’ asked Hayman as he switched on the lights .
12 Pausing outside his living room door , he switched on the hall light and crouched down on his knees .
13 He switched on the recorder briefly to record any distant sounds which would add atmosphere to those of the approaching train and the distant whistle of the engine .
14 The silence returned , and he switched on the light .
15 Once the left engine was turning over at 45 per cent , he switched on the right engine , using the live engine 's generator to save the battery .
16 He switched on the radio , continued looking .
17 He switched on the engine and drove on .
18 As soon as Mauer knew their destination he switched on the siren and within minutes they had reached Landstrasse , drawing to a halt opposite the Landerbank .
19 He switched on the radio , found a music station and followed the first limousine out of the airport onto the Grand Central Parkway , heading towards Manhattan .
20 She was dressed as a munitions worker , and when he switched on the light her hair had blazed under the dim bulb .
21 Slipping inside and closing the door , he switched on the light and examined his surroundings .
22 When he switched on the ignition , he saw that the tank was more than three-quarters full .
23 He switched on the radio .
24 He switched on the Zodiac 's headlights , for the shadows .
25 He switched on the refrigeration unit , and as it shivered into life the counter lights came on under the glass .
26 Jenny dozed off and he switched on the autopilot .
27 While he waited he switched on the television , flicked it on to CNN .
28 He switched on the lights and drove down the tank paths towards the front gate .
29 He switched on the radio .
30 He switched on the strip lights behind the bottles , and the electric fire , and poured out two large glasses of whisky .
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