Example sentences of "[noun] was [verb] at the top " in BNC.
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| 1 | At a thanksgiving service her second in command was writing at the top of the steps for one of the leaders to arrive . |
| 2 | Hawkins was standing at the top where he 'd climbed from the ladder and was gazing nonplussed at the strange scarecrow on the floor . |
| 3 | Luke Travis was standing at the top of the short flight of stone steps that led down to the garden . |
| 4 | A deep central window was arched at the top . |
| 5 | Meg was squatting at the top of the stairs , her hands clutching the third and fourth struts tightly , her eyes wide , filled with fright . |
| 6 | The commercial department of the Central Authority was staffed at the top by three ex-CEB men who had been experts in the complex bulk tariff rules laid down in 1926 to secure equity between independent undertakings : a job which no longer existed . |
| 7 | Outside , Green was standing at the top of the steps smoking a cigarette . |
| 8 | A rat was sitting at the top of the companion . |
| 9 | A roundabout was built at the top of Anerley Hill to provide a run-round loop and was said to be located partly in five different boroughs . |
| 10 | A car park was provided at the top of the property . |
| 11 | When she arrived at the Red House , a large Citroën was parked at the top of the short drive . |
| 12 | So at mid-day , Doyle was standing at the top of the wide , stone steps of St Paul 's , waiting for the memorial service for a ‘ retired ’ member of MI5 to finish . |
| 13 | Victoria was standing at the top of the stairs hanging on to the banister . |