Example sentences of "were [prep] the top " in BNC.
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| 1 | The two laundries were towards the top of the street , near the church . |
| 2 | Magill 's offices were towards the top of a modest tower on midtown Madison . |
| 3 | ‘ Don and I were near the top , ’ Steve explains , ‘ but we just saw down in the snow and Don pulled out a bottle of booze . |
| 4 | I presume that more patients from his district were near the top of our waiting list ; in addition to , a third of the patients having such bypass operations from his district this year had unstable angina and were operated on urgently . |
| 5 | We were near the top when a man on the left cried aloud . |
| 6 | Because their nasal openings were on the top of their heads they could even continue to breathe if it became necessary ( see p. 115 ) to totally submerge . |
| 7 | Some of these guns were on the top of the submarine pens , others were on concrete towers as large as a couple of houses but far more strongly built . |
| 8 | Some of his possessions were on the top of the chest by the window and she looked at them curiously . |
| 9 | ‘ The photos were on the top of all the other stuff in the dustbin . |
| 10 | ‘ So … if the kitchen bag had just been changed and the photos were on the top outside , it can only mean he threw out the photos in the last couple of days . ’ |
| 11 | We did n't go in always , we used to If we were on the top of the hill we used to watch from the top . |
| 12 | Anyway , we were at the top already . |
| 13 | They were at the top of the hill now , and by common consent they came to a standstill . |
| 14 | His harsh voice shouted at them as if they were at the top of the rigging , rather than a stone 's throw from his feet . |
| 15 | We had Desmond Child producing at the time when Bon Jovi were at the top of the ladder . |
| 16 | They were at the top of the stairs when Zach touched his shoulder . |
| 17 | ‘ Even when we were at the top , I got critical letters about things such as team selection and tactics . ’ |
| 18 | When you were at the top , it was known as delegation of responsibility . |
| 19 | It was easy to laugh because they were at the top of the path now , coming out of the Grove into sunlight . |
| 20 | Jane and her sister shared the basement rooms off the kitchen , unlike the other two maids , whose rooms were at the top of the house . |
| 21 | She put on her black trousers and her chocolate-brown sweater because they were at the top of the first suitcase she opened and she would have worn them at home on a cool autumn day when there was mist on the hills and woodsmoke in the lanes and … |
| 22 | One day we were at the top of the highest hill on the island , and we were looking out to sea . |
| 23 | They were at the top of the hill and Foinmen 's Plain had unrolled itself before them . |
| 24 | The two men were at the top of the stairs and almost within grabbing distance , but if either had tried it he would have left his fingers in the frame as the bang echoed through the house and Carson thumbed the deadlock button , just in case they had any ideas about picking their way in . |
| 25 | Also , I was always under the impression that the likes of Constable , whilst in full knowledge that they were at the top of their profession , regarded themselves as craftsmen . |
| 26 | The wonderful thing about the USPGA Tour 's year-ending statistics is that a quick perusal leaves you with a crystal- clear picture of what transpired in the previous year : Which players improved the most ; which were at the top of their games ; who won what and where , and when , and how . |
| 27 | ‘ It did n't matter whether you were at the top of the money list or at the bottom . |
| 28 | One of my favourite presidents , Theodore Roosevelt , president from the early part of the twentieth century and known as the damned cowboy erm you might be interested to know how people become president erm Theodore Roosevelt was an arch imperialist and got very excited about the er war with Spain er America had a s little brief war with Spain at the end of the nineteenth century erm over the possession of Cuba , and erm in eighteen ninety eight , and this aroused great patriotic feelings in all red blooded Americans and especially in Theodore Roosevelt and er er Roosevelt formed his own company of cavalry called the Rough Riders and erm Roosevelt wore glasses and was asthmatic but he had this group called the Rough Riders , sort of early kind of Clint Eastwood stuff , and erm anyway he g he was engaged in the war with Spain er and there was one wonderful moment in the war Spain in which the Spaniards were at the top of a hill called the San Juan hill er and er Teddy , as he was known , of course he gave his name to the teddy bear , did you know that did you ? |
| 29 | From the opening numbers , Stan Barker 's BOB Blues and a roaring version of Broadway , the two leaders were at the top of their form . |
| 30 | mhm It 's interesting , because the two schools I 'm I 'm the governor , as all County Councillors are , of schools , and of two primary schools , and the special needs advisory teachers were the things that were at the top of the list to be saved by both my schools . |