Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] at [art] top [prep] " in BNC.

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1 Cameramen never bother me at the top of my swing .
2 Outside she found herself at the top of a fire escape .
3 Under the heading ‘ A better quality of life ’ , Labour 's policy review for the 1990s declared that the future of the planet depended on keeping it at the top of the agenda :
4 I turned over … and found myself at the top of page three .
5 So they got him a tent , and they put it at the top of my mum 's garden .
6 It 's the door facing you at the top of the stairs .
7 Already he was capable , it seemed , of making that impact on the stage which was , in record time , to put him at the top of his treacherous profession and bring on the applause of his finest contemporaries .
8 And Taylor said : ‘ At last , our young players now have the facilities to put us at the top of the world game . ’
9 Do n't you have to do you no cos if you trim them at the top to bush out
10 The aim , to keep them at the top of the sport .
11 65 per cent of female college students continued a story which begins , ‘ After first term finals , Anne finds herself at the top of her medical school class ’ , by expressing conflicts about success , anticipating its present or future negative consequences , denying the student 's effort or ability , ignoring the cue , or showing other ‘ bizarre or inappropriate responses ’ ( 1972 : 161 , 162 ) .
12 At the end of first term finals , Anne finds herself at the top of her medical school class !
13 Pat was having an affair — and in a crowded restaurant , he asked her at the top of the sentorian Williams voice : ‘ Well tell us about this man you 're having the affair with then . ’
14 If you are over the limit and have goods to declare , keep them at the top of your luggage or in a separate parcel .
15 His incredible determination and immodest personality kept him at the top of his profession .
16 They were also asked to write about ‘ John ’ finding himself at the top of his medical school .
17 ‘ More than twenty thousand , mein Fuhrer , ’ said Buhle , putting himself at the top of the class .
18 Therefore he is asking for trouble , and he receives it suddenly and in full measure , above the groundswell of heckling , at the hands of a divinity student who reminds him at the top of his voice about Fedka , a dangerous escaped convict now roaming ‘ our town ’ and originally a serf of Stepan 's whom he sold into military service to pay a gambling debt :
19 Graf is one of the world 's top tennis players whose supreme athleticism and guts have put her at the top of a very tough profession .
20 His new album Goodbye Jumbo seems to have put him at the top of the list of those eager to nominate a spokesman for the green generation .
21 One god suggested placing it at the top of the highest mountain ; another on the farthest star .
22 I mean , the the Tories are ready , should n't they complete to environmental issues , whereas every every public consultation or survey that ever carried out , demonstrates every time , that the public are very concerned that they 're , of the environment and they will put it at the top of the list , and I think our con the environment by having a dedicated Environment Officer proves our positive er commitment to the environment .
23 But BodyShop 's appearance is more a reflection of accounting curiosities which gave it such a huge return on capital last year : likewise fire extinguisher company Nu-Swift , whose remarkable figures last year put it at the top of the ROC table .
24 well if you 'd of put it at the top of the basket , I would of seen it
25 eat themselves at the top of the food-chain
26 Whatever , I want you to think about , your skill , what you 're an expert at , and write it at the top of the bit of paper .
27 While he was away she never stopped reminding us at the top of her voice that she was n't a five by two .
28 Horses eliminated from the race at the bottom of the handicap will tomorrow find themselves at the top of the weights for the ‘ consolation ’ race the William Hill Spring Mile .
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