Example sentences of "[noun sg] [conj] [verb] at the top " in BNC.
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| 1 | From the slit along the bottom , it protrudes not only its foot but two sections of its mantle which extend over each flank of the shell and meet at the top . |
| 2 | Cypriot coffee is made individually in small , long-handled pots which are wide at the base and tapered at the top . |
| 3 | The path was built to serve an observatory that functioned at the top of the Ben at the turn of the century . |
| 4 | Nathan passed through the curtain and stopped at the top of the steps . |
| 5 | There are also bugs on the glass , which are mainly free swimming and congregate at the top of the water . |
| 6 | As he put her back on her feet , George threw back his head and shouted at the top of his voice — ‘ Ya — ha ! |
| 7 | These are wrapped around the ball and fastened at the top with a collar through which passed a wire ring for suspension or to pass round the wrist . |
| 8 | Youths dressed as demons careered across the road and yelled at the tops of their voices . |
| 9 | The report went on to list his injuries , which included two bullet entrances under the left nipple , one entering below the knee and exiting at the top of the left thigh , as well as several wounds in the right arm , chest , neck and round the left eye . |
| 10 | For the layout of the building was intended to afford not simply close control over the movement of personnel , stocks and materials : it was also designed to curtail the initiative and discretion of individual occupants by centralising information and control at the top ( Hume , 1981 p 6 ) . |
| 11 | James nodded to him as though for confirmation and then said loudly , ‘ Let us go to the Castle — ’ He became aware that the further reaches of the crowd were out of hearing and shouted at the top of his voice , ‘ Let us go — along to the Castle — and let us see — what John Menzies — will do about the Act ! ’ |
| 12 | The trolley mast was of the Blackwell ‘ Dublin ’ type with an exposed hinge and swivel at the top . |
| 13 | One sees more of the bowl and stem of the Picasso Compotier , for instance , than one would in normal vision if one assumed the same high viewpoint when looking at the top of it ; and the gourd behind is painted as though in silhouette or directly at eye level . |
| 14 | I only get the first two options — everything else disappears off the bottom of the screen and reappears at the top , corrupted and unaffected by the mouse , even though CGA appears to be supported . |