Example sentences of "[noun] at full " in BNC.
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| 1 | I am not offering excuses , but up against such class it was unfortunate that we could not field a side at full strength . |
| 2 | But at the last minute , following a series of defections , O'Connor was drafted into the side at full back . |
| 3 | Bordeaux is traditionally the arena for a thrilling mass sprint finish and on the long straight ride through the flatlands of Les Landes we may have the awesome sight of the whole peloton at full speed , driving along at up to 60 kilometres per hour , not in pursuit of a breakaway , but in anticipation of the finish . |
| 4 | The whole of Britain … seems to have caught it … the symptoms … you hear a racing car at full throttle in the ears … you go misty eyed at the sight of union jacks waving in the wind and then you start talking … rambling about red five … its a new disease … they 're calling it Mansell Mania … |
| 5 | Finalists at full strength |
| 6 | Using the fire provided by the now empty Warriors to support their move forward , the third platoon dashed forward and hit the enemy at full speed . |
| 7 | Wherever management of affairs is delegated sufficient reports should regularly be prepared for submission at full partners ' meetings . |
| 8 | The Poynder Park club experiment behind the scrum , with Graeme Aitchison switching to stand-off , Neil Heseltine to centre and Stewart Lang at full back . |
| 9 | The position of the casualty was still uncertain , but she had reported that she was somewhere to the west of Burtonport so the lifeboat set course to the NW at full speed , adjusting as necessary for the large swell , and calling the casualty on the VHF radio . |
| 10 | we 're going to keep the action at full throttle and go powerboating to Fairford in Gloucestershire … for the biggest watersport weekend of the year |
| 11 | ‘ Apart from selling many more Reed titles , ’ he says , ‘ the key fact to come out of it was that more than half the customers who came into our shops to buy a promoted Reed title at a lower price bought on average two-and-a-half books at full price , and so the venture , as far as we were concerned , was highly profitable . ’ |
| 12 | Mr Hamer said existing slaughterhouses were struggling to get sufficient lambs to keep existing plant operating at full capacity and that the Fortex development would be a case of job re-allocation rather than job creation . |
| 13 | At a very tolerable volume level I managed to produce the sound of a heavily overdriven amp at full tilt , but at a volume where Granny could still hear The Archers . |
| 14 | Taking the EG-1 first , the HFS bridge humbucker delivers a warm , fat sound reminiscent of a vintage PAF , and while the guitar does n't have the image of a rocker the bridge pickup is almost arrogant in the way it handles an amp at full tilt . |
| 15 | Allen turned on him with his bow at full stretch , but the little man did not stir . |
| 16 | To meet this need , high-power video lights have been developed from earlier photographic types which are capable of being run for long periods at full power . |
| 17 | We th to rehearse a little bit of the debate we had last time on speed cameras , th there was erm discussion about who should fund the camera themselves because being a , the Department of Transport and Home Office recommendation , that they should be funded by the police , but because of Mr 's question at full Council and the wish of this committee to spend some of this additional money if you like , or in ninety three four for safety related measures , it was thought wise to combine the two and actually try and fund a trial er package of speed cameras cos it 's , it 's about six sites and one camera , from the ninety three four budget that we 've actually found . |
| 18 | Even in daylight with every faculty at full steam it would n't have been an easy search , and as things were it was abysmal . |
| 19 | Solo and with less than half tanks , ‘ IL was light and showed almost 800 fpm climb at full power and 80 mph . |
| 20 | We held our climb at full throttle , ‘ Tiger ’ on my starboard flank , and searched the sky for enemy fighters while trying to keep an eye on the squadron to port and soon well below us . ’ |
| 21 | Helen , who was sent to prison for annoying neighbours by playing the star 's biggest hit at full volume , was freed yesterday . |
| 22 | Poole 's most spectacular stop came from a ferocious 20-yard drive from Mickey Lewis on 33 minutes , with the keeper turning the effort around the post at full stretch . |
| 23 | ‘ Possibly because the new ventilation system I 've recently supervised being installed in a factory in one of the Arab Emirates has proved so successful that I have orders for two more , or possibly because I 've just spent four weeks at full stretch in a very hot country with very little relaxation and deserve a holiday — but more probably because I own a majority stockholding in the company I bought cheap and built up to its present eminence , which gives me the position of chairman and managing director and full autonomy in deciding what I do , where I do it and with whom . ’ |
| 24 | In Germany , Greece , Luxembourg , Netherlands and Portugal maternity leave was between 12 and 16 weeks at full salary . |
| 25 | With Mark Wadforth at full back for Braintree and Stuart Lewis partnering Matthew Wadforth in the centre , skipper Steve Jarlett opted for the replacements ' bench and looked on with approval as Nigel Brand led the team to its second successive draw at Crow Lane . |
| 26 | ‘ Just pray we do n't get a North Atlantic fog , because in those latitudes we could roll in the swells for days , with the moisture beading the shrouds and the air as cold as charity , and always being terrified that a super-tanker will barrel out of the muck at full speed to thump you under her bows without even knowing you were ever there . ’ |
| 27 | The latest variants on royalty structures use branches of a Dutch company , which operate in much the same way as finance branches , and rely on exemptions to avoid tax at full rates in the Netherlands . |
| 28 | Mr Ebbert said : ‘ While the UK market improved only slightly and there was some softening of continental markets , a combination of record UK market share and increased export business kept our production plants at full stretch . ’ |
| 29 | Mr Ebbert said : ‘ While the UK market improved only slightly and there was some softening of continental markets , a combination of record UK market share and increased export business kept our production plants at full stretch . ’ |
| 30 | At Stockwell Manor School we meet a certain amount of competition for the working areas and sometimes need to round-up hordes of energetic youngsters who have invaded the gym or perhaps the quiet concentration of a theory lesson is assailed by a steel band at full volume . |