Example sentences of "top of [art] [noun pl] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Three bold , badly made-up and tartily dressed girls make a move to the dance floor , swing their knees gamely , swish their hair like Legs And Co ( dodgy Top Of The Pops dancers ) to a Lene Lovich tape — but it could be anything .
2 All but one of the 12 videos ( ‘ Stop Me ’ ) are so dull one requires tentative electric shocks to the eyelids to keep awake , while five ( ‘ What Difference ’ , ‘ Heaven Knows ’ , ‘ Shoplifters ’ , ‘ Boy ’ and ‘ Sheila ’ ) are n't even proper videos at all , just Top Of The Pops appearances dusted down from the BBC archives .
3 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 .
4 We chose the following three dads as the winners of our Top of the Pops Competition because they either warmed our hearts or made us laugh .
5 We chose the following three dads as the winners of our Top of the Pops Competition because they either warmed our hearts or made us laugh .
6 Top of the Pops stuff does n't , in the sense that people who like to go and see live music do n't people who like that kind of music prefer the dis prefer it in a
7 Better than this modern rubbish , ’ only to be confronted with a leather clad Sandie , writhing about the Top Of The Pops floor with an equally leather clad Smiths behind her engaged in a bitter battle over individual volume .
8 Shelley skilfully created a method of pop lyricism which , basking in intelligence , not only connected with the punk hardcore and the hip-intellects but also the young , lightweight Top Of The Pops viewers .
9 The Smiths were heroic party-poopers at the Top of the Pops office do , glowering at the forced jollity ; they were like those gauche youths Who turn up to house parties only to cling to the dark comers in chaste disdain , driven by the naïve , vaguely inhuman conviction that all merriment is a lie .
10 Those early days , when he shared a hovel with Linder and Ian Devine , were spent with few friends and ‘ How Soon Is Now ’ , an indication that his personal situation had n't improved with success , was hardly the typical Top Of The Pops sentiment of the day .
11 Sunscreem , those top raving pop stars , return with another scorcher to piss off those Top Of The Pops people in the form of ‘ Perfect Motion ’ .
12 Former Top Of The Pops presenter Anthea Turner is joining the Blue Peter team and action girl Michaela Strachan will be hosting The Really Wild Show .
13 She 's a top Top Of The Pops presenter and the regular voice on Radio One 's Drivetime .
14 The song bounced along to reach the number twelve spot , helped by another uncomfortable but satisfying Top Of The Pops appearance and a fresh wave of publicity surrounding The Smiths affection for , and a desire to , work with Sandie Shaw .
15 Released amid a wave of publicity , Shaw 's ‘ Hand In Glove ’ reached number 27 and resulted in one bizarre Top Of The Pops appearance .
16 Megadeth 's fifth and finest LP , ‘ Countdown To Extinction ’ slammed its way straight into the upper reaches of LP charts all over the globe ( it entered the US chart at a staggering No. 2 ! ) and its first single , Symphony Of Destruction , was such a hit in the UK that a Top Of The Pops appearance was simply unavoidable .
17 ( Would n't you like to machine gun the Top Of The Pops crowd ? )
18 Those who looked hard enough could easily appreciate the difference between the Twins pouting and swaying to ‘ Doctor Doctor ’ and The Smiths by now legendary pastiche performances , but to the average Top Of The Pops viewer and the average record buyer , the difference was non-existent .
19 SEXY Top Of The Pops star Claudia Simon was rushed to hospital in agony after eating some dodgy olives .
20 On top of that , last year 's ‘ Fifteen Years ’ EP zoomed into the top of the singles chart and the recent
21 The result was to put imported scotch at the top of the spirits price range , so that it was a valued gift , but was not bought to drink under normal circumstances .
22 It was agreed that chapters 15 to 17 should be printed on yellow-tinted paper , with the following explanation at the top of the contents page : ‘ For ease of reference , chapters 15 to 17 have been placed at the front of the report , adjacent to the proposals , and are printed on tinted paper . ’
23 At the top of the results sheets , the story was mainly one of experience victorious over youth , with the veterans Stock , Heinzer and Mahrer winning at Val d'Isere , Val Gardena and Garmisch respectively .
24 Victory would have secured Jarryd his place at the top of the points table , a feat worth £110,000 .
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