Example sentences of "[pron] [prep] [art] top " in BNC.

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1 Hibs face a real test of character at Firhill tomorrow after Hearts knocked them off the top of the table .
2 leave them there I 'm gon na use them for the top
3 This we did , for in about an hour and a quarter from the time of our beginning the ascent , we found ourselves on the top of this dreadful precipice , and in possession of some very uncommon plants … ’
4 The fact that they have been asked to continue until the next World Cup makes good common sense and I hope it is a sign that at long last someone at the top is finally making the right decisions .
5 Let the wave carry him up and then sort of hurl himself off the top of it .
6 One Counsellor had hung back , and positioned himself near the top of the ridge , above the mouth of the narrow gulley : his viewpoint gave the watchers in the space station a panorama of the area .
7 Gazzer thought his tired arms would crack with the strain when he had to help Simon pull himself to the top of the gates … .
8 Gabriel took himself to the top of a steep grass slope and , lying full length in the grass , rolled from top to bottom , over and over and over , until he was soaking wet and extremely dizzy .
9 Now he wants to test himself at the top : ‘ I 'm as ambitious as the next man .
10 ‘ More than twenty thousand , mein Fuhrer , ’ said Buhle , putting himself at the top of the class .
11 They were also asked to write about ‘ John ’ finding himself at the top of his medical school .
12 That is to say , there was someone with the responsibility for each operation accountable to ‘ somebody at the top ’ .
13 Miracle Squares I think there 's a lot of thought gone into it you know , it ca n't be easy to re er to , to just dream up a game erm , I like the one about you go to the last supper and the waiter spills soup on your trousers , the waiter , ha tell you else about the Marx brothers an'all , the waiter is er the king of Snowdonia and it 's Groucho Marx , the , they 've got this massive hall , and er these big steps leading down into it you know and as , as they 're coming in there 's somebody at the top and Ann says who 's , who 's walking in and they walk down the stairs you know and Mr and Mrs and the king has you know and he says oh the king Snowdonia is about to arrive , he should be here any minute now , he should be here dead on this time you know , he gets these big fanfare trumpets up da , da , da , da , the king of Snowdonia , and there 's nothing and all of a sudden it flashes to Groucho Marx and then he 's in bed with
14 The real menace is the right shoulder , which at the top of the backswing adopts a potentially powerful position .
15 Put the croutons on a baking sheet and cook them near the top of the oven for 15 minutes at gas no. 3 , 330°F .
16 Er I I could n't tell you off the top of me head I because I was working on it till half past midnight .
17 erm I mean I ca n't tell you off the top of my head , but I would like to know how many erm career advisory erm people actually help girls to direct their career .
18 ‘ I saw you from the top of the tower .
19 Then coming along Street you come to the picture frame people and then the Conservative Club , then there was the big house further on towards the top of Street and that was owned by somebody named Winnie , was my second wife 's she went to school with her they used but her father lived there , and on the other side of the road you got the toy shop and er the draper 's shop on the corner of er Road then there was the newsagents and one or two people kept that , but that takes you from the top of Street straight the way up to Caldmore .
20 For ‘ I wish you on the top of Brocken ’ is a common curse … ‘
21 And in the Slovenský Raj the paths go through the steams and when you get to a waterfall , ladders have been built to take you to the top .
22 I well remember the words of an old foreman who said to me , Son , even if you have the talent and ability to take you to the top , there is still no guarantee that you will ever get there , or even half way .
23 Mountain lifts : The famous Hahnenkamm cable car will whisk you to the top of the mountain in minutes , for wonderful panoramic views and rambles .
24 But being able to mend the lift does not get you to the top in merchant banking .
25 This takes you to the top of the crane and the two flags — well done , level complete .
26 ‘ I 'll race you to the top of the hill , ’ he said .
27 Hauling itself to the top of the bank the Luggage — streaked with soot , stained with water and very , very angry — shook itself and took its bearings .
28 It 's the door facing you at the top of the stairs .
29 IntelliDraw provides a range of distribute operations that will space objects evenly in an area either aligning them with the top , bottom or centre of each .
30 Can you think of one off the top of your head very quickly ?
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