Example sentences of "[coord] [verb] at the top " in BNC.
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| 1 | A politician , however eminent or popular , who lacks that base will not reach or survive at the top . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | Nathan passed through the curtain and stopped at the top of the steps . |
| 4 | Cypriot coffee is made individually in small , long-handled pots which are wide at the base and tapered at the top . |
| 5 | There are also bugs on the glass , which are mainly free swimming and congregate at the top of the water . |
| 6 | 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 ! ’ |
| 7 | As he put her back on her feet , George threw back his head and shouted at the top of his voice — ‘ Ya — ha ! |
| 8 | She immediately sprang to her feet and shouted at the top of her voice : ‘ HEY HAL . |
| 9 | ‘ No ! ’ the Doctor stood up , and shouted at the top of his voice . |
| 10 | For example , his mother finds it almost impossible to prepare Veronica 's tea , which she likes to feed to the child , because John empties cupboards upstairs , turns on taps , climbs on top of the wardrobe , hangs from the banisters and shouts at the top of his voice . |
| 11 | Sooner , rather than later , and generally after a few stiff drams , Joicey would break into the Gaelic , roaring and shouting at the top of his voice : ‘ Man to man it was in those days . |
| 12 | Well , she went , like balling and shouting at the top of her voice , I mean , she talks to Terry like shit . |
| 13 | ( a not unusual event ) he leaps up the six flights of stairs and arrives at the top as cool as a cucumber , followed by a very out-of-breath Orderly Officer . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | The photographs are arranged on the walls of a tower spanning two floors and narrowing at the top , suggesting a chimney — fittingly , since all 4,000 Jews of Eisziszki were shot by Lithuanian guards in September 1941 , under the watchful eyes of the SS . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | 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 ) . |
| 18 | Then we slump , sweaty , gibbering and exhausted at the top . |
| 19 | Hilary Frome , stretched face down along the floor , was writhing and retching at the top of the stairs . |
| 20 | She turned up the volume of the calypso tape Elaine had given her and sang at the top of her voice , thinking about whether to have a formal dinner party for the charity night , as Pauline suggested , or a more casual fancy-dress party on Halloween , which was what she would prefer . |
| 21 | The entrance has a central panel with twin one way zips so it rolls up and fastens at the top to give easy access . |
| 22 | I 'd like to import this list into a database , and then mailmerge the names and addresses at the top of my document . |
| 23 | To be the best though and to stay at the top , you need willpower . |
| 24 | A couple of weeks ago , the new logo was unveiled revealing a patently insane , bald-headed man , leaning backwards and bawling at the top of his voice — MAYFEST ! |
| 25 | Some evening she and Andrew would separate on the halfway landing and go up by different flights to meet and kiss at the top . |
| 26 | They will make from 4–6ft ( 1.2–1.8m ) high and wide , with a tendency to branch and spread at the top , so are not really suitable where space is limited . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | Alexei signalled to one of the engine tenders , and the man fiddled with the levers so that the rods rising and falling at the top of the funnel slowed jerkily and then stopped . |
| 29 | His bleary eyes filled with tears but he tilted his head back and glared at the top of the tent . |
| 30 | The trolley mast was of the Blackwell ‘ Dublin ’ type with an exposed hinge and swivel at the top . |