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

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1 The race for the two promotion places in Division One appears to be between top three sides Sudbury Wanderers , Soham and Woodbridge , who were all victorious .
2 The constant updating of all media contacts should be of top priority and should not be put off and off until a spare moment arrives .
3 Shannon should be in top form for this event .
4 The story has a familiar ring to it in the sense that women are seldom encouraged to be in top positions at work the world over .
5 Water in the breeding tanks need to be in top condition .
6 This is particularly true for the female , as she must be in top condition to make good quality eggs prior to spawning .
7 You will need to be in top form during March , June , August , October and November .
8 ‘ Hopefully I will reap the benefit of that at Arsenal , where we will all have to be in top form to get anything . ’
9 For example , if you play sport regularly — say , on Wednesday and Saturday afternoons — it 's important that you eat and rest sensibly before your game , in order to be in top form and play your best .
10 They are confident that , highly skilled and dedicated and absolutely tireless , the surgeon will treat each operation — no matter how many operations he or she carries out that day … that week … that year — as unique and fascinating , that he or she will be in top form — for them .
11 Does my right hon. Friend agree that nothing is more insulting to women — whether it is said by women or men — than talk of setting targets for the number of women to be in top posts ?
12 And Weir will have to be in top form to get a decision over the Dublin champion who could well be his bogey and the host Association 's best bet to win an Irish title this weekend .
13 They will be without top striker Ridvan Dilmen who has a leg injury .
14 The Midlands team will be without top marksman Wayne Biggs at the start of a two-match ban .
15 And I must be on top to let him take the full force of the impact .
16 A speechreader may be on top form and have no problems in understanding unimportant asides or trivial chatter , but at the vital interview panic sets in .
17 She was still taking medication after her breast cancer operation but she seemed to be on top form and very bubbly and full of plans for the future .
18 Any rainfall now will just run straight into the lakes , and it really does look as though all the main waters will be at top level for Spring .
19 I predict with some confidence that Chew and Blagdon will be at top levels for the start of the 1991 angling year .
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