Example sentences of "[noun sg] get [prep] the top " in BNC.
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| 1 | Towards the summit I had to cross a couple of snowfields , and there was a final rock-climb to get to the top . |
| 2 | Faldo said : ‘ I guess the heat of the day got to the top of my head . |
| 3 | ‘ We were sticking our necks out further and further but once we got to the South Col we had the same chance to get to the top as if we had 20 Sherpas helping and a brick-built house up there , ’ said Harry . |
| 4 | So what he had to do , the the the the customer in fact , is end up by climbing up the bannister to get to the top so that he could get hold of the lad that was at the top get hold of him by the feet and pull him upwards and over and er finally free the man at the bottom . |
| 5 | When air gets into the top of the straw , it pushes the water out , but not when you finger is over the top . |
| 6 | You may agree with honours or not , we 've done this programme a few year ago , Bill , but classless is erm , as I understand it , is to give anyone in this country erm the opportunity to get to the top . |
| 7 | The Profitboss gets to the top because he believes that he could be wrong and could do better . |
| 8 | As Derek Brown of Birchfield , who at 13 years old and speculating on a career in athletics , spending two evenings and a Sunday morning training , said : ‘ I do n't let it bother my school work 'cause I can get it all done in my other time , but this [ athletics ] is what I 'd really like to do ; I keep setting myself goals every year to get to the top . ’ |
| 9 | Yes the classless society , no matter what background you come from you should have the ability to get to the top . |
| 10 | Whoever the caddie , the money will have been well earned ; it is a safe bet that he or she will have had to struggle as hard as his or her player to get to the top of the tree — while carrying forty-five pounds of dead-weight on his back for four miles and four hours as well ! |