Example sentences of "[verb] [to-vb] at the top [prep] " in BNC.

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1 The man moved to stand at the top of the stairs , barring their way , and then he recognized the young man .
2 He sheathed his dagger , whispered to Ranulf and Maltote to wait at the top of the alleyway , and knocked gently on the shop door .
3 He crossed to the edge of the grass and craned to look at the top of the building .
4 A few rich families began to emerge at the top of such societies and the numbers of poor cottagers grew significantly , but the old-established middling families long remained the backbone of many a rural community .
5 Christina had to yell at the top of her voice to be heard above the wind , her long hair whipping across her face .
6 On reading the Echo report I had to look at the top of the page to make certain that the date was June 1st and not April 1st .
7 You have to start at the top of the town that way , and go down over down and come round like that , finish off start down Norwich Road and come up Bury Road .
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