Example sentences of "[vb past] [verb] 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 crossed to the edge of the grass and craned to look at the top of the building . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | The servants brought platters of over-cooked , rather rancid meat , garnished with herbs , and once they withdrew and the wine circulated , Melford began talking at the top of his voice about sending boys to do men 's work . |
| 5 | Then she started laughing at the top of her voice . |
| 6 | They were riding back from Castlegregory , and had stopped at the top of the Connor Pass to rest their horses . |
| 7 | Christina had to yell at the top of her voice to be heard above the wind , her long hair whipping across her face . |
| 8 | And people in arrears who had bought at the top of the market could n't sell as their outstanding loan was often more than the value of their property . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | Gabriel remained standing at the top of the steps : Garvey told him to do so . |