Example sentences of "[det] [prep] [art] top [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Will my hon. Friend confirm that nearly half of the top 500 companies in the European Community are British , led by British Telecom ? |
| 2 | The analysis was complicated slightly by the fact that some of the top 20 firms had registered with more than one regulator . |
| 3 | Also that of the top 100 companies , 56 are directly or indirectly involved with the motor industry . |
| 4 | According to Ulric Weil of Morgan Stanley , the US firm of industry analysts , by 1987 Japan will have closed any remaining gap in its ability to develop software on a par with that of the top American firms . |
| 5 | In a place like Kingston-upon-Hull in Humberside , 68% of homes are in the lowest ( £40,000 and under ) band , and fewer than 1% are in either of the top two bands ( more than £120,000 ) . |
| 6 | Only the gorilla is particularly close to us in evolutionary terms ( though all of the top 10 animals are mammals ) , but many of the other favourites are distinctly humanoid in appearance , either because they sometimes stand upright , such as otters and polar bears , or because they have vaguely human-like faces . |
| 7 | According to South African manager and former international referee Steve Strydom , the South African students selection , though without any current Springboks in its ranks , is as strong as many of the top provincial sides taking part in the Currie Cup . |
| 8 | Many of the top new corporations in the world are Japanese . |
| 9 | Water companies came out of the study well , with the ten privatised companies all on the top 24 profit-makers ' list . |
| 10 | However , in 1988 those three boroughs were each among the top five increases in Labour share of the vote . |
| 11 | On the other hand , neither do you get the taut , instant reactions that are part of the pleasure of controlling any of the top German sports saloons . |
| 12 | Most of the top premier sides Scum , Red Scouse , Arse , Villa , Weds , even Spurs , would not want any of our defenders ( inc keeper ) except for Dorigo if we paid them . |