Example sentences of "[conj] [pron] [verb] [prep] the top " in BNC.
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| 1 | So it 's funny to see it written in stone , as it were , something that I did off the top of my head . ’ |
| 2 | At the simplest level this means deciding that someone wearing , say , a skirt in our society is female and acting on the basis of this decision , or deciding that someone shouting at the top of his or her voice is excited or angry and acting accordingly . |
| 3 | That made me feel a bit better , so I tottered to the top of the hill and stared bleakly around , in the equally bleak daylight . |
| 4 | Wicker , wickerwork basket the one had got a top on and er the big one which I had a hundred and forty loaves , I did n't have a top on but you had a waterproof sheet that you put over the top of that , but er the small ones had a lid on was hinged , hinged lid you could fold it backwards , as far as you could empty it and er what they used to do coming down Road you used to give it a good push and then jump on the back and freewheel down past what is now Lane er is that convenience still on , in those days the was a gents toilet , a public convenience where you went down steps , you were actually apart from the urinals there was toilets as well there . |
| 5 | ‘ Your mortgage is currently set at £62,500 , Dr Bissett , which is slightly excessive for the salary you command , but I do quite understand that you bought at the top of the market and that interest rates were then not at their present level . ’ |
| 6 | Once you got to the top , you have a stunning view and a choice . |
| 7 | TEAM Components Bureau , having secured their first Scottish women 's league title last weekend , are keen to ensure that they remain at the top . |
| 8 | Corruption , and the way that it extends from the top to bottom of society in American cities , is the subject of ‘ City of Hope ’ , John Sayles ' new film that was shown at the prestigious Sundance Film Festival in America and in the market at Cannes . |
| 9 | Before the fungus kills the fly , it attacks its nervous system , changing its behaviour so that it climbs to the top of the plant , puts its head down to attach its proboscis to the leaf , and sticks its abdomen up into the air , ready for the passing breezes to take the spores away when they are released . |
| 10 | The second pitch is often climbed as a single pitch and is a lot easier than it looks from the top . |
| 11 | ‘ So he goes to the top of the tower to study them . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ Once the Verey pistol ‘ ad been fired Lieutenant Makepeace led the charge and I went over the top after ‘ im followed by the rest of my section . |
| 13 | Leithen and I stopped at the top of the hill and looked down again into the little green valley . |
| 14 | If I start at the top with the user interface , then clearly we should use or employ a graphical user interface . |
| 15 | She called again , moving out through the gate until she stood at the top of the lower garden that sloped down to the bay . |
| 16 | As she wandered out onto the balcony there was very little breeze , and she looked over the tops of the royal palms towards a calm , softly undulating sea . |
| 17 | The farm workers took their seats , and she sat at the top of the table , so that she was with them , but a little apart . |
| 18 | He went down the stairs , and she stood at the top of them screaming . |
| 19 | He was too far away to hear , even if she shouted at the top of her voice . |
| 20 | If you fell from the top of the ropes in the sports hall this afternoon would you go to heaven or hell ? ’ |
| 21 | If you go over the top , underneath or palm , you are not . |
| 22 | It 's alright being the naughty boy , in various senses , but if you go over the top , and you you are no longer just naughty , but even worse . |
| 23 | If you fail at the top , you can still have a good season . |
| 24 | If you emerge from the top with the backs of your hands ( and your shins ) intact , award yourself the Gritstone Jammers ' Proficiency Badge : Bronze Award . |
| 25 | I do n't know much about Street , but er I can say this , That on on , if you started at the top , at Road and walked down to er well just past where we are , you could buy anything . |
| 26 | Because if you look at the top of her , you you would n't think |
| 27 | erm Now , if you look at the top , you see the widow Smith 's house , and then it says ‘ the officers would not speak with him ’ . |
| 28 | My mother parked her bicycle in the shoulder and took my hand , and we climbed to the top of the hill . |
| 29 | Cos we lived at the top of the second hill , opposite erm Doctor s er house , the famous eye surgeon . |
| 30 | And wa and one or two bad journeys with them when they 've got out and everything got over the top , top |