Example sentences of "[prep] the top " in BNC.

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1 Besides , there 's only one for the top of the class .
2 Instead , in selecting the finest boards for the top , cut them over-length .
3 Patches of blue sky appeared ; it was time to go , to aim for the top , to get word to Dairena and Morag who must be wondering , waiting , worrying .
4 Line a terrine with bacon rashers leaving an overlap for the top .
5 They looked at each other and laughed as they went for the top A and each found that no noise came out at all .
6 For the top and intermediate Party leadership , Hitler 's image stood therefore in far closer relationship to reality than it did for the broad mass of the population .
7 Set aside one cake for the top and thinly spread the rest with jam .
8 The glass for this could , Miller suggested , be of inferior quality for the top , but the front should be ‘ glaz 'd with new Castle Glass ’ .
9 Maggie braced herself as he reached for the top of the blanket , which he then drew down to reveal a corpse 's face .
10 Reminding others that they do n't have much light left , or are not equipped for the top , is quite different .
11 The alternative route of return descends the rough western slope aiming for the top of the Kingsdale — Deepdale road , which soon comes into view , and there turns right .
12 Place them in layers of 8 in a greased bread tin , and cover each layer — except the top one — with grated cheese , reserving a little for the top .
13 Use four Matchmakers to prop up a triangular piece of cake for the top of the well .
14 The cutaways are quite pronounced below the horns , turning into the fretboard fairly high up ( the 20th fret for the top , the 22nd for the lower ) and giving the bass a very contemporary and streamlined look .
15 Tipped for the top by A&R folk as soon as they showed their faces in the capital , their label Phffft ! was snapped up in a deal with Phonogram , and their second single , a four track EP led by ‘ Yesterday Today ’ is out this week .
16 Tip for the top
17 For days the team had sat out harrowing gales and -50C temperatures , waiting to go for the top .
18 The prize for the Top Tip this month is a selection of Sandvik hand tools worth £50 .
19 Stevens asked many of his sources for their tip for the top , and the two drugs that kept coming up most frequently were MDMA ( Ecstasy ) and Ketamine .
20 The cast on , or hip measurement , must of course , be the same figure as that which you used for the top of your skirt program .
21 SKIPPER Stewart Robson is set for a comeback as Coventry aim for the top in tomorrow 's clash against Crystal Palace at Highfield Road .
22 HEADING FOR THE TOP : Gavin Peacock grabs the Magpies ' second
23 YOUNG Chris Bart-Williams is being tipped for the top by Trevor Francis — a teenage star himself before Chris was even born .
24 The characteristic heart-shaped facial disc had come through an almost golden colour , and her breast was a stunning white except for the top which had a very faint tint of golden brown .
25 This is covered with real slates and opens upwards on the north side to show the storage space for the top of the Otis lift mechanism , and the rest of the now disused water system .
26 When North Harbour were aiming for the top in New Zealand it took four years of struggle — getting beaten by the top provinces — before we managed to make our own mark .
27 An ice-screw at 5m then go for the top , taking care not to knock out any ice onto those waiting below .
28 I brought some very beautiful burr American walnut veneer , four enormous leaves for the top and another four for the underside , which was extravagance beyond words , for this was to be an exhibition piece .
29 Two pieces 11¼ × 16⅜in for the ends , two pieces 16⅜ × 33⅝in for the sides and two pieces 10½ × 33½in for the top and bottom .
30 Can I have a look at those menus that some of you brought in did i , cos we 've got some with a la carte did anybody get sort of erm a pub grub menu or No , you all went for the top of the range .
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