Example sentences of "to the top [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The band , who promised to be massive after an effortless rise to the top during the Manchester thingy in 1990 , eventually became a figure of fun in the music Press . |
| 2 | He could have complained to the top about my basic lack of professionalism but instead he went out of his way to try and help — and sometimes got pretty short shrift in return . |
| 3 | Despite this Huddersfield went to the top for one week in October , until a 1–1 draw at Liverpool , watched by prime minister Stanley Baldwin on his first visit to a football match . |
| 4 | The expansion of the police administrative staff guaranteed a faster route to the top for those who were drafted in as clerks . |
| 5 | They rise to the top for food , having associated my particular shape and footfall with food pellets , and they know I do n't pose them any threat . |
| 6 | There are some people who claim to be able to control an axe kick to the top of the opponent 's head , but I have never seen this done effectively enough to score . |
| 7 | Therefore , you should train to lift the level of aerobic endurance by selecting a training routine and working at it until your pulse rate is raised to the top of the aerobic band . |
| 8 | He rose , flung his arms wide , took a deep inhalation of sea air and climbed the few paces to the top of the dune where he would be visible to the clothed . |
| 9 | It 's all part of the drive that she believes , will take her to the top of her forthcoming profession and to that end , she is not prepared to put a time limit on her arrival . |
| 10 | Lower the bar slowly to the top of the chest , touching the chest lightly with the bar and pressing until the arms are straight . |
| 11 | Slowly press upwards until your arms are straight overhead , then lower gradually to the top of the chest again . |
| 12 | One of our walks took us to the top of a huge escarpment at a place called Losiolo , or World 's View . |
| 13 | That summit was partially hidden , however , for when you get to the top of the final slope there 's a level stretch that takes you just out of view . |
| 14 | The fact is , it works and it has taken United to the top of the Second Division , unbeaten in nine League games . |
| 15 | ALLAN BUDI KUSUMA , thriving on the confidence gleaned from his victory over Denmark 's world No. 1 , Morten Frost , in the semi-finals , beat fellow Indonesian Eddy Kurniawan 15-7 15-12 to win the Dutch men 's open title and move to the top of the world rankings . |
| 16 | MOTHERWELL climbed to the top of the Scottish Premier Division for the first time since League reconstruction 14 years ago with a 1-0 win over Rangers at Fir Park last night . |
| 17 | EALING can take advantage of England squad calls and move to the top of the Typhoo Women 's National League today as two games involving teams with three or more players in the squad have been postponed , writes Bill Colwill . |
| 18 | Though it is rare to find consensus among footballers and the media , few on either side had a good , or even printable , word for Toshack in Wales while he was marching Swansea to the top of the hill and down again . |
| 19 | Olazabal 's finish hauled him to the top of the European order of merit . |
| 20 | EALING went to the top of the Women 's Typhoo National League with a comfortable 3-0 win away to Exmouth at Ottery St Mary , writes Bill Colwill . |
| 21 | The Labour Party comes to the fore when the distribution of resources comes to the top of the agenda . |
| 22 | A win at Wrexham would take Thys Libregts 's side to the top of Group Four and virtually guarantee their place in the World Cup finals in Italy next summer . |
| 23 | Predictably , it shot to the top of the dinner party list of mandatory topics and was talked relentlessly into the ground on every conceivable broadcasting medium . |
| 24 | For those who wish to take a car close and then walk to the top of the hill without too much difficulty , take the A836 to Loch Loyal near Lettermore and climb straight into the corrie Loch Na Creige Riabhaich and on to the main summits . |
| 25 | ‘ If I 'm given a challenge I have to have a go at it , ’ he admits , reflecting on the guiding principles that have taken him to the top of two major industries . |
| 26 | His research work at the university 's petroleum warfare department led indirectly to him joining Esso , and within weeks he was faced with one of the many challenges that were to punctuate his rise to the top of the industry . |
| 27 | We parked downhill from the cottage and ambled over to the top of the falls . |
| 28 | Later we all climb to the top of the cliffs behind the bay , an arduous scramble up step , stream-washed scree . |
| 29 | Using wire netting and lengths of wire attach a block of wet Oasis securely to the top of the ‘ trunk ’ |
| 30 | We edge up a small re-entrant to the top of a ridge , while the second aircraft creeps along a woodline 200 metres to the left . |