Example sentences of "[be] [v-ing] on all cylinders " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was corporation booty however , and it was only reasonable to expect that this early entertainment centre might not be firing on all cylinders . |
| 2 | ‘ But within half-an-hour we were firing on all cylinders again . ’ |
| 3 | The latter is a book in which the author is firing on all cylinders . |
| 4 | GERMANY IS firing on all cylinders these days , and labels like MFS epitomise where the scene is headed over there . |
| 5 | Your Reticular Activating System is firing on all cylinders , your cortex is turning somersaults . |
| 6 | But hard as John Meaney tried he found it an uphill struggle against Hughes , who was firing on all cylinders , and his great ‘ cool ’ blessed with a wide repertoire of shots saw him a worthy winner 4–0 from seven frames . |