Example sentences of "the top of " in BNC.
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| 31 | It 's all part of the drive that she believes , will take her to the top of her forthcoming profession and to that end , she is not prepared to put a time limit on her arrival . |
| 32 | Lower the bar slowly to the top of the chest , touching the chest lightly with the bar and pressing until the arms are straight . |
| 33 | Make sure that the dumb-bell bars are lower than the top of your chest . |
| 34 | Slowly press upwards until your arms are straight overhead , then lower gradually to the top of the chest again . |
| 35 | The chair looks better to me if the seat is wider at the front than at the back , but the front of the seat should only be slightly wider than the top of the back . |
| 36 | The top of the bottom rail is scooped as yet another , but much larger echo . |
| 37 | Andy reports that the top of the area above Necrepolis now features some loose rock — so beware . |
| 38 | From the top of the pinnacle step onto the wall and , using the thin cracks , effect a mantleshelf move into the horizontal break . |
| 39 | Below : Graham Little nearing the top of Rubha Rib , VS 4c . |
| 40 | Ingleborough 's steep sides always manage to give the impression that the top of the hill has been sliced off ; when it 's cloaked in a mist cap , you can almost imagine a cone-shaped summit . |
| 41 | Mick Harris contemplating the swing across the blank wall near the top of the second pitch on the second day . |
| 42 | 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 … ’ |
| 43 | One of our walks took us to the top of a huge escarpment at a place called Losiolo , or World 's View . |
| 44 | To the left of this peak was Koitobos Col , a low gap in the crater rim , and we aimed straight across the top of the valley towards it . |
| 45 | This is set in the hillside below the actual Dentelles — a line of rock blades which run like a dragon 's spine along the top of the hill above the wine village of Gigondas , near Carpentras . |
| 46 | That summit was partially hidden , however , for when you get to the top of the final slope there 's a level stretch that takes you just out of view . |
| 47 | The on/off switch at the top of the main handle is very easy to operate with the thumb . |
| 48 | To start the saw , the starting lock at the top of the handle has to be pressed forwards and at the same time the trigger switch is squeezed . |
| 49 | The only control on the single speed machine is the on/off rocker switch mounted on the top of the machine , towards the front of the green plastic casing . |
| 50 | If you can , write to the address at the top of the page , and we 'll forward your letters to Mr Smith — Ed . |
| 51 | The 6092DWK Drill/Driver is at the top of the Pro-Range of cordless drills . |
| 52 | Therefore he is asking for trouble , and he receives it suddenly and in full measure , above the groundswell of heckling , at the hands of a divinity student who reminds him at the top of his voice about Fedka , a dangerous escaped convict now roaming ‘ our town ’ and originally a serf of Stepan 's whom he sold into military service to pay a gambling debt : |
| 53 | The coils themselves should consist of 500 turns of 0.2mm enamelled wire scramble wound as neatly as possible over the core , the second winding crossing over the top of the first at right angles . |
| 54 | The fact is , it works and it has taken United to the top of the Second Division , unbeaten in nine League games . |
| 55 | ALLAN BUDI KUSUMA , thriving on the confidence gleaned from his victory over Denmark 's world No. 1 , Morten Frost , in the semi-finals , beat fellow Indonesian Eddy Kurniawan 15-7 15-12 to win the Dutch men 's open title and move to the top of the world rankings . |
| 56 | But his victory at Stoke on Saturday has him back at the top of the list . |
| 57 | ONLY goal difference saw Durham Wasps reach the top of the England north table and qualify for home and away games against Cardiff Devils , runaway winners of the southern league . |
| 58 | MOTHERWELL climbed to the top of the Scottish Premier Division for the first time since League reconstruction 14 years ago with a 1-0 win over Rangers at Fir Park last night . |
| 59 | Sir : Increasing the recycling of plastics ought to be near the top of Britain 's environmental priorities , as your article ‘ The search to escape a plastic nightmare ’ ( 27 September ) suggests . |
| 60 | Concentrating on the foreigners ' comic aspects , Mr Coleman passes over , in almost complete silence , the Assembly 's preoccupation with the environment , drugs , Aids and human rights , questions at the top of the agenda for the UN . |