Example sentences of "came out [prep] top " in BNC.
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| 1 | After discussions , Martin Lynch 's name came out on top of the list . ’ |
| 2 | It was always the territory owner who ( literally ) came out on top . |
| 3 | second time around , by chance or otherwise , as animals further evolved to repopulate the Earth , the mammals came out on top ( although a case can be made that it was really the insects that came out on top ! ) |
| 4 | second time around , by chance or otherwise , as animals further evolved to repopulate the Earth , the mammals came out on top ( although a case can be made that it was really the insects that came out on top ! ) |
| 5 | They came out on top by just eight points from the Ford Hailwood-Liverpool club , who had arrived with a strong squad and a determined look in their eyes . |
| 6 | She was ridden by Pat Eddery over seven furlongs , but it was Willie Ryan 's mount Musicale , who came out on top . |
| 7 | This England did superbly and came out on top . |
| 8 | According to sources , a user evaluating IBM 's 100 SPECmark-rated RS/6000 Model 970 against similarly configured Hewlett-Packard Co PA-RISC 7100 and DEC Alpha systems found that in application performance comparisons the RS/6000 came out on top , followed by the HP and DEC boxes , though there was some variation according to job mix . |
| 9 | Interestingly , when we tested slimming clubs recently , it was also Slimmer 's World that came out on top . |
| 10 | And er the British catapult came out on top . |
| 11 | It was luck that Anne came out on top because she did n't want to go to medical school anyway . |
| 12 | My father walked out on my mother when I was seven , so the English influence came out on top from then on . ’ |
| 13 | Despite some very good scores and striking on the night AIB Bank , Bindon Street , Ennis came out on top followed by their colleagues , AIB Bank , 63 O'Connell St. , Limerick in second place . |
| 14 | And the communications specialists came out on top — by just seven points — 55-47 . |
| 15 | Stoddard Carpets eventually came out on top in this ten man team Stableford Competition . |
| 16 | Well no surprise at who came out on top then . |
| 17 | When I came out on top I immediately looked to starboard for the Pole Star and was rather shocked to find that it was oil the portside and we were obviously heading east , but by careful use of the engines was able to turn through 180° and the navigator gave me a heading after taking a sight from the astro compass . |
| 18 | Now it reports in here a survey carried out in The Doctor , September the twenty sixth , and it was asking there who they actually supported in terms of the National Health Service changes , and you may be surprised to hear who in fact came out on top of that . |
| 19 | Sunderland had a new manager to show off … a big crowd to shout them on … and the bounce of the ball … but Swindon still came out on top … mind you when Shaun Taylor gave away a penalty in the first half … things looked a bit dodgy … |
| 20 | In the premier league it 's West Ham against Swindon at Upton Park … last season of course they faced each other in the first division … in London Town came out on top and it was this win that sparked their promotion run … so let's hope it 's lucky for them again |
| 21 | League tables of exam results published today are being roundly condemned — even by some of those schools which came out on top . |
| 22 | — Maxine Barrie , the Shirley Bassey lookalike who came out on top in the Granada TV Stars In Your Eyes programme , is appearing tonight at the Shotton Hall Banqueting Suite , Peterlee in a Valentine 's Night Special . |
| 23 | There was a bet of £1,500 to win £18,000 , so someone also came out on top there and will no doubt be feeling far from harshly treated . |
| 24 | And the Robins ' boss was delighted with the performance , claiming that , although they did not win the game , they came out on top tactically . |