Example sentences of "took full [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Meanwhile , the General , having no idea of my father 's feelings , took full opportunity to relate anecdotes of his military accomplishments — as of course many military gentlemen are wont to do to their valets in the privacy of their rooms . |
| 2 | When the crisis did occur , however , the first reaction of the Conservative leadership was to ensure that Labour took full responsibility . |
| 3 | Anne who took full responsibility for the care of her husband , David , who had suffered a stroke , needed a rest for a couple of days a week as she was suffering from arthritis . |
| 4 | If things did not go well he took full responsibility . |
| 5 | The BMC now re-affirmed its commitment to training and took full responsibility for all training matters in the mountaineering , apart from the Mountainwalking Leader Scheme , which the MLTB continued to run . |
| 6 | Preston took full responsibility for the breakdown of his marriage . |
| 7 | All right , so I took full responsibility for the organisation of the sale , but there is no way I can be blamed for the outcome . |
| 8 | J R Hall ( Points of View , 12 February ) is right to suggest that British Rail would be able to make a profit if the Government took full responsibility for funding the provision and maintenance of railway infrastructure as it does roads . |
| 9 | As he strapped the cleansing blade to his left arm , a thrill of carnal excitement shuddered through him at the prospect of another kill , as the bloodlust took full possession of him , banishing the last vestiges of sanity from his sick mind . |
| 10 | Inside Leck Hall , Webb took full advantage of the very high quality mahogany joinery which was available at that time in Lancaster . |
| 11 | Instead he shrank warily into the background until coaxed or ordered forward , and always took full advantage of those times when Buddie showed an interest in him . |
| 12 | Purdy took full advantage of the visitors ' continued obsession with touch rugby and tormented them with his pace and timely incursions into the line . |
| 13 | Tranmere , keen to salvage some Merseyside pride and also consolidate their own mid-table position , took full advantage of their opponents ' fatigue to claim the points with two exceptional goals . |
| 14 | Eagles , with the elements in their favour in the opening half took full advantage , killing the game by building up a 20–0 advantage with the help of two tries from Price and six goals from eight attempts from Aston . |
| 15 | Offered the chance to beat a tired , patched-up Nottingham Forest , the First Division 's great escapologists took full advantage with a spirited performance . |
| 16 | MR MAJOR took full advantage last night of his election mandate to carry out the most extensive Government reshuffle since the Conservatives came to power 13 years ago . |
| 17 | They took full advantage of the general liberalisation , that was the government 's policy at the time , to fight against the constraints imposed by the labour system . |
| 18 | It took full advantage of its opponents ' weaknesses . |
| 19 | In the final , Royston and Cawkell settled quickly and took full advantage of their five-point start to take the first game 15–5 . |
| 20 | The city 's funeral barons had turned out in an unprecedented expression of their admiration and their sympathy , and Creed took full advantage of the fact . |
| 21 | Kevin Campbell took full advantage . |
| 22 | He showed a particular liking for Richard who took full advantage of the situation , though it caused Edward some uneasiness . |
| 23 | Stand-off Jonathan Griffiths took full advantage when Spruce spilled the ball 20 metres from his own line , racing round the cover for Wales ' first try . |
| 24 | Sally Gie , also a member of the Rover Tennis Initiative and the top seed , was surprised by the powerful hitting of Susie Durham in the second round , but took full advantage of her second chance with gutsy performances against Rebecca Foster , Jheni Osman and Claire Lyte in a ruthless performance in the final . |
| 25 | Some people took full advantage of this ; quite as many others did not . |
| 26 | Ingham , seeded number two , took full advantage of the defeat of top seed Jonathan Hind to outlast Middlesex 's Luke Milligan in a two hour tussle which saw the Lancashire lad recover from set and 3–0 down to win 0–6 , 7–6 , 6–4 . |
| 27 | Briggs Sports , body part suppliers to Ford , took full advantage of the arrival of the Professional Cup to win three Essex Senior Cup titles between 1950 and 1952 . |
| 28 | A number of short-lived clandestine presses were set up within Russia , and at the same time radical publicists took full advantage of periods of lighter censorship . |
| 29 | The turning point for Hunt came in the last race of the first half of the season when Lauda retired from the French Grand Prix with a rear mechanical fault and Hunt took full advantage by winning . |
| 30 | Wessels stated that the game was lost on the following morning , later lamenting ‘ You car n't bowl one good ball then three bad ones , ’ as Adams took full advantage finishing with 79 not our in almost 3¾ hours after sensible , solid support from Walsh and Patterson . |