Example sentences of "[vb past] [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 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 If they chose to quarrel at the tops of their voices , that was their business .
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 .
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