Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] at full [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Perhaps I was sent to the chippie , or café up the street to fetch cigarettes , or lemonade , or to go at full haste and deliver a note to one of his girl-friends ; or maybe he simply wanted to chastise me for something I had done , as for instance when I inadvertently got him into hot water by mentioning to Mum that I had seen him with a girl ( an infamous young woman ) after he had faithfully promised not to see her again , ever . |
| 2 | His heart sank , perversely convinced that he was to be transferred to some damp hole where he would be able neither to stand upright nor lie at full length , and chained there in darkness . |
| 3 | Within an hour and a half , the Exxon Valdez had eluded the coastguard radar tracking system and plunged at full speed on to the rocks of Bligh Reef , rupturing eight cargo holds , each big enough to house a 15-storey building . |
| 4 | Looking back , he saw that the gang were pounding his fallen friend with lumps of concrete so he decided to help by jumping into his car and driving at full speed towards them . |
| 5 | They felt that after the war the government should take powers to control the volume of investment , and the resources of the economy should be centrally assessed and allocated with the aim of reaching and staying at full employment . |
| 6 | After isolating the problem , investigate it as quickly as possible , resolve it , make sure as well as you can that the system does n't allow it to happen again , and proceed at full steam to collect whatever balance you and your customer have agreed upon . |
| 7 | Lovat had gone , probably tied to a stretcher , placed on a jeep and taken at full speed to the First Aid post . |
| 8 | New hospitals are open and working at full pressure . |
| 9 | He punched a volley which almost drove Chang into the court surrounds , yet the American not only reached it but responded at full stretch with a perfect lob ; quick-witted as well as fleet-footed play . |
| 10 | The fuel-life figures are intended as only a very rough guide to how long the stoves took to exhaust varied fuel stocks — typical gas cartridge , integral fuel tank etc — while running at full output setting . |
| 11 | Douglas Reyburn , while running at full capacity , has also remained flexible , dealing with special orders in addition to bulk trials of development work . |
| 12 | When climbing at full throttle , the 2,300 rpm or so of your fixed-pitch propeller probably delivers less than 75 per cent . |
| 13 | This occurred despite the system being , from a Western perspective , singly ill-suited for its new air-defence role : inadequate in range , mobility , acceleration , and with engine components which were likely to melt when operated at full power . |
| 14 | Any gas appliance is more efficient when operating at full load , which is not the case with most central heating boilers when providing only hot water heating . |
| 15 | When running at full capacity it will employ 450 people , improving job prospects in Cheshire , North Wales and Merseyside . |
| 16 | When running at full capacity , it will employ 450 people , giving a timely boost to job prospects in Cheshire , North Wales and Merseyside . |