Example sentences of "[vb pp] at the top " in BNC.
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| 1 | Peerages are for those who control industry , politics and the media and who invariably were educated at the top public schools . |
| 2 | " An increase is long overdue and would assist materially when the care for the deaf has to be presented at the top level , " is a lament from the BDDA 's annual report for the year 1954 . |
| 3 | Under the Conservative government , as noted , the tax system became less progressive , with the major reductions being made at the top end of the tax range and there were increases in national insurance and the nonprogressive indirect taxes . |
| 4 | This gambit , which Short has never played before , is almost never seen at the top level . |
| 5 | The next job is to position the internal electrical appliances , with one Fluval in each corner , the Spray-bar fitted to the Fluval 3 and positioned at the top back of the aquarium , just under the covers . |
| 6 | This was the first time in the 47 years of its history that the UN had met at the top level . |
| 7 | ‘ Did you know , ’ said Damian , leaning humorously across the table towards Gawain , who was gazing transfixed at the top button of Bob 's coat , ‘ Jack did marry his Mummy ? ’ |
| 8 | If we assume that you are writing on the right-hand page of an examination book or on loose examination sheets , bound at the top left-hand corner , then the identifying number of the question should be large so that it is easily seen and should be at the top right-hand corner . |
| 9 | In GCSE , assuming the existing pattern continues , we can predict that more boys than girls will be entered at the top level , and proportionally more boys will gain grade A. |
| 10 | She looked up , startled to find that they had already arrived at the top floor , and were now walking down the corridor towards her apartment . |
| 11 | In prayer-rug designs this arch-shaped form is usually found at the top end of the composition , although it is sometimes employed at both ends in what are generally referred to as " double-ended " prayer rugs ( pls. 17 and 18 ) . |
| 12 | But if the first speaker is not seated at the top table there may be a pause while he walks to the microphone . |
| 13 | As you turn the pages , keep your eye on the volume numbers printed at the top left-hand corner till you see the number of the volume you are seeking ( 45 ) ; then go down the page-numbers in the left-hand margin till you see your page-number ( p.669 ) . |
| 14 | The effectiveness of training and development should be reviewed at the top level and lead to renewed commitment and target setting . |
| 15 | The network was designed to meet the needs of the international travellers out of America , who , at that time , were those who were likely to use the more upmarket hotels and restaurants , and so the network was established at the top end of the market . |
| 16 | But until very recently systems were generally aimed at the top end of the market , and the cost was high enough to make acquisition a major undertaking . |
| 17 | It was aimed at the top 60% of school pupils , and was usually taken by 15- and 16-year-olds . |
| 18 | It was aimed at the top 20% of school pupils , and again was usually taken by 15- and 16-year-olds . |
| 19 | ‘ Overall this is a paper aimed at the top 15 per cent of children . |
| 20 | Overall this is a paper aimed at the top 15 per cent of children . |