Example sentences of "be [vb pp] to the top " in BNC.
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| 1 | Only the top two elements of the stack are ( for speed ) held in processor registers A and B. Operands are added to the top of the stack by being placed in A , whose contents ( if any ) are moved to B. The remainder of a process 's stack is a vector of contiguous store locations . |
| 2 | The final example is perhaps an unexpected mathematical experience as there is no discussion of the tower itself but rather the child has been carried to the top of the high tower in his imagination and asked to look down at the people below . |
| 3 | In May or June they are secured to the top of the stakes in a bush-like fashion similar to the Goblet system practised in Beaujolais . |
| 4 | Successive washes of burnt umber mixed with Prussian blue are applied to the top of the composition and pulled down , blotting out the light sections and leaving the shadows to create their own shapes . |
| 5 | Successive washes of burnt umber mixed with Prussian blue are applied to the top of the composition and pulled down , blotting out the light sections and leaving the shadows to create their own shapes . |
| 6 | In our alternative report , this paragraph and any explanatory paragraphs for a qualified opinion have been moved to the top . |
| 7 | A remarkable feature of the last decade is the way in which the environment has been moved to the top of the political agenda . |
| 8 | On July 17 the statue of Nike , the Greek goddess of victory , had been restored to the top of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin , after repairs . |
| 9 | Some pressure must also be applied to the top of the assembly to keep them from lifting apart . |
| 10 | Salt water would be pumped to the top and released to fall as artificial rain , meeting hot air rising from openings at the bottom . |
| 11 | Such tips were conical in shape , their height determined by the ease with which material could be moved to the top . |
| 12 | Since the water had to be raised to the top of the acropolis over a distance of a kilometre , this saved the construction of an aqueduct 100 feet high over this long distance . |
| 13 | Do n't forget that for more bulky but light loads , such as leaves , an extension can always be fitted to the top of the barrow . |
| 14 | A powerhead with or without adaptor can then be fitted to the top — I find the Rena C20 excellent in this role . |
| 15 | A vent pipe must be fitted to the top of the cylinder to terminate over the cold water cistern and the hot water draw-off is taken from this above the level of the top of the cylinder . |
| 16 | They are fixed to the top of the existing uprights . |
| 17 | Molly smiled , thinking of Jacqueline , no longer a baby it was true , but so trusting , so unperturbed by being transported to the top of a Tuscan tower , that she had not stirred when her mother knelt beside the bed to kiss her . |
| 18 | He felt himself being dragged to the top of the bank . |
| 19 | Dacourt also was provided with his own chamber but we were taken to the top of the palace . |
| 20 | Your flag is being taken to the top of the hill by bands like Def Leppard and you 're back at home going , ‘ Aaah … f**k 'em — they sold out . ’ |
| 21 | They were thrown to the top of the furnace and burned away merrily . |
| 22 | Under the Defence regulations in 1916 , sidelamps in little wooden boxes were fitted to the top of the dash , like their Corporation counterparts . |
| 23 | For an overall impression of the site a visit is recommended to the top of the observation tower . |
| 24 | A cart track leaves the Ingleton — Hawes road east of the inn and passes below the railway viaduct to Winterscales , whence a steep beeline is made to the top . |
| 25 | When an attempt is made to add an item which is already in the cache , the item is moved to the top of the cache . |
| 26 | The actual contouring and shape of the body is almost exactly the same as the Berlin Pro , but Jim asked that some additional chamfering be applied to the top of the body . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | This pipe , called the discharge pipe , soil pipe or soil stack , runs vertically down to connect directly to the drains ; the top of it is open to the air at least 900mm above the top of any opening windows which are within 3m of the stack , unless a relief valve is fitted to the top of the stack ( see drawing ) . |
| 29 | Look at the way the shoulder straps are attached to the top of the sack . |
| 30 | The heads of the spears are usually slightly lozenge-sectioned , as a result of beating out the edges , and the socket , normally split on one side , was riveted to the top of the shaft . |