Example sentences of "[adv] [conj] [pron] [verb] the top " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then arrange some flowers in the vase , remembering to position a few so that they overlap the top of the vase to soften as many hard lines as possible , with perhaps one or two leaves or flowers ranged around the base of the vase for a more natural effect . |
| 2 | Right , so if I cut the top of this . |
| 3 | Sometimes I 'd watch their kites going down into the fields overhead , down until they dwindled away out of sight , long before they reached the tops of the trees You ca n't do that often , though , because of all the smog . |
| 4 | I was so caught up in what I was seeing that it was only when I reached the top of the close where they lived that I started to think again about what I was doing there , and it was then that my feelings of fear started . |
| 5 | The sun was already going down when I reached the top of the hill . |
| 6 | Not if you keep the top on . |
| 7 | But not before he kissed the top of my helmet and shouted at me : " Oh , my mum 's going to hear about this . " |
| 8 | Just as they reached the top and comparative safety , Lilley yelled for everyone to bale out . |
| 9 | just as it reached the top of the trunk , the bird flew away . |
| 10 | He dived headlong as he reached the top , but Burun stepped out of the way , caught his son 's sash at the back as he passed , swung him round and threw him into the wreckage of the bed again . |
| 11 | She looked even more head-mistressy than usual , a caricature , with a long black gown and a mortarboard that pressed down hard till it flattened the top of her head . |
| 12 | A few minutes later you are walking up a short wooden ladder , round the corner and you find a 200ft waterfall — bridges cross the torrent twice before you reach the top and continue along the path . |
| 13 | Strange 's outburst was directed at a cameraman who clicked as he addressed the ball , and then as he reached the top of the backswing . |
| 14 | I tried to look straight ahead until I reached the top , then I entered our attic room and stood there as my eyes accustomed themselves to the dim light . |
| 15 | The traditional careers of doctor , dentist , lawyer , solicitor , accountant , actuary , vet , structural engineer and pharmacist are united by the certainty that their salaries will continue to rise steadily until they reach the top of their professions . |
| 16 | The procedure is carried out once again when you reach the top of the list . |
| 17 | She heard Rodo 's voice again as they reached the top . |
| 18 | The Brigadier was panting a little as they reached the top of the slope . |