Example sentences of "at the top when " in BNC.

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1 In a later age the policy was taken up at Manchester United by Sir Matt Busby , who wrote : ‘ Look at the top when analysing clubs who have lasting success and there you will find the original cause of the happy effect .
2 Citadel : VII , 8 on the other hand , has excellent protection but is long and sustained with the crux right at the top when abseil retreat is both difficult and uninviting .
3 For more than half the road up you climb between more beech forests — the beech flourishes in these parts because it likes the moisture — and in spring or autumn you get that seasonal effect , whereby the trees that are only starting to turn brown at the foot of the pass are already losing many of their leaves at the top , or alternatively are still half-wintry at the top when already fully greened lower down .
4 They were right at the top when doorman Cecil barred their way .
5 The Sheffield Wednesday stalwart insisted last night : ‘ I aim to be still playing at the top when the next World Cup qualifying bid starts in three years time .
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