Example sentences of "[pers pn] the top [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ 'E loves Rachel an' 'e 'd give me the top brick off the chimney if I asked 'im , but 'e 's a worrier . |
2 | ‘ I 'd pay you the top rate . ’ |
3 | The wing 's 16 tries in Catania — making him the top try-scorer — mean Namibia get their first chance to meet the ‘ Big Four ’ at Murrayfield . |
4 | A panel of experts decided Kate 's winning menu made the best use of French cheese and awarded her the top prize a Concorde flight to Paris for a supersonic celebration . |
5 | The thoroughness of its marketing approach placed it so far ahead of its short-leet rivals — Scottish Amicable and Britannia Life — that the judges had no doubts about awarding it the top accolade in the category for Large Service companies . |
6 | Even more impressive results were reported in the Paper and printing industries with a 26% rise in the value of exports to £105 million , making it the top exporting sector in the region . |