Example sentences of "was [vb pp] [prep] the top " in BNC.
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| 1 | The heads of the spears are usually slightly lozenge-sectioned , as a result of beating out the edges , and the socket , normally split on one side , was riveted to the top of the shaft . |
| 2 | Whitton almost broke the deadlock , rising to connect with a Frank Yallop cross , but his firm header was palmed over the top by Kelly . |
| 3 | In the same way a temple which was situated at the top of a flight of steps might be shown on top of steps , though the number of steps on the coin would normally be fewer than in reality . |
| 4 | Swear when he was sat at the top of the stairs shivering he looked so thin . |
| 5 | When she arrived at the Red House , a large Citroën was parked at the top of the short drive . |
| 6 | Hull had the better of the first half struggle with Russ Wilcox their outstanding player , unlucky when his powerful header was tipped over the top . |
| 7 | Melanie already knew I was popular with the fair sex , but when she discovered I was tipped for the top in my career as well she decided it might be a good idea to marry me . ’ |
| 8 | He was still sufficiently sane to remind me that Orvieto was perched on the top of a craggy escarpment . |
| 9 | The method used to spin both types was the same , a short whip of string or leather about eighteen inches in length was wound around the top which was then placed upright on the ground and steadied with one finger . |
| 10 | The ‘ organ of benevolence ’ was located at the top of the forehead . |
| 11 | Millions of television viewers got their first glimpse of the band when their photograph was featured on the Top Of The Pops run-down four days later . |
| 12 | By then the sun was risen above the tops of the buildings and it was hot . |
| 13 | Such pictures she always found calming to her nerves and she had no need of the large net which was hung at the top of the staircase , to catch those distracted adolescents who attempted suicide in the converted country house where she received her education . |
| 14 | A deep central window was arched at the top . |
| 15 | The posts were eventually taken down and themselves burnt before the mound was built over the top and the ring ditch dug around the outside . |
| 16 | A roundabout was built at the top of Anerley Hill to provide a run-round loop and was said to be located partly in five different boroughs . |
| 17 | This was put into the canister and the centre filled with crushed shell ( from the local pet shop ) , and a square of plastic net ( from a bird 's peanut bag ) was pushed on the top to keep bits put of the pump . |
| 18 | The curved members were made up from 2 pieces of 5x2 in. sawn roughly to shape and joined by double mortice and tenon , as was used at the top to join the curved members and the centre glazing bar . |
| 19 | ON THIS DAY : In 1843 , the 17ft statue of Lord Nelson was hauled to the top of the column in London 's Trafalgar Square . |
| 20 | The commercial department of the Central Authority was staffed at the top by three ex-CEB men who had been experts in the complex bulk tariff rules laid down in 1926 to secure equity between independent undertakings : a job which no longer existed . |
| 21 | A key card numbering the various positions was mounted on the top of the tachistoscope . |
| 22 | A key card number numbering the various positions was mounted on the top of the tachistoscope . |
| 23 | It was geared on the top of the dome and er it was really er a gal gal galvanized tubes you know . |
| 24 | Les Phillips running the show in mid-field , Steve Foster defending stoutly at the back and the front runners always giving Spurs problems especially when the ball was played over the top . |
| 25 | An oval mirror , pock-marked and fly-stained , was set in the top of this extravagant and monstrous contraption and next to it stood a hollow elephant 's foot mounted on a wooden base . |
| 26 | It was focused on the top of the grandstand where the Royal Box was . |
| 27 | In March 1908 a crossover was laid near the top of Tamworth Road , so that a second car could reverse when one was standing on the terminal stub . |
| 28 | I was entrenched on the top of Eagle 's Piece , with a huge stone under my wheel and the only way out seemed to be over the edge , most humiliating . |
| 29 | A car park was provided at the top of the property . |
| 30 | However , the worst outrage on Fox Hill came only after the Second World War , when horrid concrete housing was plonked on the top . |