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

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1 For this reason , if shelter sheds are placed in a paddock , they may have to be placed at the top of the hill and preferably near the gate .
2 ( Notice how , in both these waist exercises , the weight is also supported by the non-working arm with the hand placed at the top of the thigh . )
3 Something had been placed at the top of the steps , a human figure , bundled up in a blanket .
4 It has been estimated that the real cost of an average package holiday was 16 per cent less in 1987 than 1980 , and this value for money is likely to keep the large groups well placed at the top of the market share listings .
5 The coarsest sieve required is placed at the top of a nest of sieves in which the screen openings become progressively smaller downwards .
6 For example , when a ball is placed at the top of a hill , it will roll downwards .
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