Example sentences of "he switched the " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the kitchen he switched the light on . |
| 2 | In the end he switched the torch on . |
| 3 | He grinned at her as he switched the engine on . |
| 4 | He switched the radio off . |
| 5 | He switched the light on . |
| 6 | He switched the light on and looked at the clock . |
| 7 | He switched the lights and engine off . |
| 8 | He switched the radio on , just for the company of voices . |
| 9 | He switched the hall light off , stumbled to the front door and flung it open . |
| 10 | With a juggler 's dexterity he switched the bolt gun swishingly to full automatic . |
| 11 | He switched the barrel of the gun to and fro , looking for a target , but all he could see was the silk hat and the garish bunch of flowers , pink and green and orange , each with a button-centre like the mad eye of a moon-daisy . |
| 12 | When he switched the light on and dragged the bedclothes back , he saw that his image of them had been perfect . |
| 13 | He switched the set back on , changing the channel to a news programme . |
| 14 | He switched the engine on and swung the Audi out of the car-park , down Yorckstrasse towards the outskirts of the city . |
| 15 | He switched the knife to his right hand , pulled back Tolby 's coat and jacket and rested it on the waistband of his trousers . |
| 16 | He switched the engine off . |
| 17 | As he scrambled awkwardly to his feet , he switched the knife to his right hand and clawed behind him with his left for the pistol 's butt . |
| 18 | He switched the machine on to receiver mode . |
| 19 | He switched the radio on and they drifted through the night together , flying over the miles to London . |
| 20 | He switched the subject just as he had snapped his fingers to remind her of how she had switched off after Seville . |