Example sentences of "the [noun sg] at the top " in BNC.
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| 1 | They say that the handwriting at the top bears no resemblance to that of any Press office staff . |
| 2 | There were three doors in the passageway at the top . |
| 3 | This led , they argue , to a situation where decisions were made by the elite at the top of the management hierarchy and then fed down the line of command . |
| 4 | And then there was nothing but sky , and Jekub speeding up as the wheels bounced over the field at the top of the hill . |
| 5 | Each large egg remains attached to the stem at the top , while the smaller microscopic sperms are released into water and wriggle their way to fertilise it . |
| 6 | That Porsche can show so little imagination when launching a new model is a corollary both of the popularity of the old 911 ( the only model unaffected by Porsche 's recent slump in sales worldwide ) , and of the conservatism at the top of the Stuttgart company . |
| 7 | Then he stopped and leaned on the rail at the top of the companionway , staring with unseeing eyes at the deck below . |
| 8 | What about the bit at the top of page two , which says that still do n't use them in York |
| 9 | A bold , and on first acquaintance awkward , start leads to the corner which is well protected and followed ever more steeply to the crux at the top . |
| 10 | Then Flashman turned on Turvey , who said : ‘ Flashman grabbed the flash at the top of my camera and bent it deliberately . |
| 11 | Most of the functions you need are easy to get at via the toolbar at the top of the screen , including Open , Save and Print commands . |
| 12 | Cut lengths of ribbon , and stitch them to either side of the fabric at the top . |
| 13 | His ribs thudded into the rock at the top of the previous pitch and he dangled , shocked and winded , over the scene of his epic struggle . |
| 14 | Somehow it must have found its way through the post-and-wire barrier that bounded the meadow , skipped farther on and got itself tangled in the barbs of the fencing at the top of the embankment beyond , above the railway line . |
| 15 | Way up above in the light at the top of the well Mrs Parvis was speaking but Dot knew it was nothing to do with her . |
| 16 | There are three pairs of pads set into the surface of the tube ; one pair set on the top control the forward and backward motion , the second pair mounted on the side at the top control the up and down motion . |
| 17 | The Dons travel to the magnificent World Cup stadium in Turin for the Cup Winners Cup clash with Torino , while Celtic are at home to the side at the top of the Portugese league , Sporting Lisbon . |
| 18 | As the tracks were not completed at West Croydon , such transfers proved rather difficult and cars had to be moved at night , using temporary rails to bridge the gap at the top of Tamworth Road . |
| 19 | North , second in the table and also undefeated , have given themselves a great chance of pulling off a win which will close the gap at the top . |
| 20 | MURTON can close the gap at the top of the Northern League to only one point when they play at Langley Park tonight . |
| 21 | Annual editions of the Government Organization Manual provide neat schematic diagrams of the federal administration with the president at the top , above thirteen executive departments and innumerable independent agencies . |
| 22 | From inside the hut behind him came the sudden sound of gongs and drums being beaten and immediately a bare-breasted woman appeared in the doorway at the top of the stepped log , holding aloft a tall earthenware jar . |
| 23 | National corporations have become transnational corporations , and the concentration at the top of major world industries has become even more concentrated in the hands of transnationals . |
| 24 | She held the bird by the ring at the top of the cage and it had started to trill again . |
| 25 | Attached to the ring at the top of the cage was an olive branch with silvery-grey leaves . |
| 26 | The Doctor ordered Howard to stop the car at the top of the road leading down into the city , weighing up the risks of being attacked by one side or the other . |
| 27 | We did a day walk up the Catlin 's river valley ; I dropped the others at the bottom , drove round via forest roads to the top with bike on board , left the car at the top and cycled back . |
| 28 | ‘ By the way , could you stay away from the marsh at the top of the ten-acre field . ’ |
| 29 | The orb at the top of the rod symbolizes this ideal condition . |
| 30 | If flexibility is insufficient and the golfer tries to reach the parallel position with the club at the top of the backswing , the body will compensate either by folding the right foot onto its side , which can lead to the collapse of the same knee , or falling into a reverse pivot . |