Example sentences of "[verb] their [noun] at the top " in BNC.

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1 In the Lancashire Ladies League last year 's winners Liverpool have beaten Marple 5-0 to establish their position at the top .
2 DEPORTIVO Coruna underlined their Spanish championship aspirations by thrashing Real Sociedad 5-1 yesterday to consolidate their position at the top of the league .
3 Their opponents have been through the mangle recently , going out of two cup competitions courtesy of Bangor and seeing their lead at the top of the table cut to a slender one point .
4 Clacton juniors strengthened their position at the top of Division Three in the Essex Inter League when they beat Colchester B 9–0 .
5 curl their noses at the top of the milk
6 Mr Grierson explained : ‘ You get the real fans stopping their cars at the top of the hill and then playing Dire Strait 's Going Home — the theme from the film — as they drive down the brae .
7 GLEBE consolidated their lead at the top of the Merseyside League by overcoming Kirkdale 5-3 in a thrilling encounter .
8 ROLLER HOCKEY : Middlesbrough Roller Hockey Club consolidated their lead at the top of the table with two wins out of three against Durham and Glasgow , losing to host club Willington .
9 BARRY WILSON turned in a star performance as Stantondale increased their lead at the top of the second division last week - and afterwards his managers furnished him with the same compliment : ‘ He 's class . ’
10 Abingdon Town struggled to record a two one win against hosts Bracknell Town here today , and will certainly need to improve their finishing if they are to maintain their challenge at the top of the Vauxhall League , division two south .
11 Champions AC Milan were held to a 1-1 draw by lowly Udinese , but still stretched their lead at the top to four points following defeats for Inter and Juventus .
12 Champions AC Milan were held to a 1-1 draw by lowly Udinese , but still stretched their lead at the top to four points following defeats for Inter and Juventus , who were without the injured England international David Platt .
13 They stretched their lead at the top of the Premier League to five points , beating an Aston Villa side who were gradually becoming the force everyone else feared .
14 Second Division leaders Stockton stretched their lead at the top to points after they beat Hebburn 4–1 .
15 BRECHIN stretched their lead at the top of the Second Division with 1-0 win over their nearest rivals , Clyde , thanks to an amazing blunder by the home goalkeeper , Scott Howie , in the 67th minute .
16 He scored twice in the closing eight minutes to force a 4-4 draw , a result which helped the Paisley men increase their lead at the top of the table to two points .
17 And just back to football , the South Midland premier division ; Thame United retain their lead at the top of the table with a narrow but in the end , comfortable victory at Langford this afternoon .
18 Birkenhead St Mary 's extended their lead at the top as the nearest challengers Sutton and Aigburth lost .
19 Having established the tone , Procul Harum duly yielded their place at the top of the charts to the Beatles , who settled on the essence of that summer with ‘ All You Need Is Love ’ , to be followed by Scott McKenzie 's ‘ San Francisco ’ , which was , millions of radios announced , the place to be to skip the light fandango , and where all one needed was love .
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