Sentence examples for were on top for from inspiring English sources

With both teams playing with one striker, defences were on top for the majority of the match.

We were on top for 20 games.

They were on top for large swathes yet still lost to an experimental, young Peru team.

City were on top for most of the first half, but didn't keep going.

Norwich were on top for much of the opening 20 minutes but could not make their dominance pay, something Neil pointed to in his post-match analysis.

According to Mark Douglas, a local reporter who went to the game, the Stan were on top for most of the second half.

One paper will go next to the platen to protect it from damaging and the other one is on top for typing.

"Usually one company is on top for awhile until a new company comes with new technology and takes the perch for itself.

Now, I'm not a smart kid, and I'm still not one by a long shot, but clearly I must have been on top for this one.

In the mid-seventies, there was basically one basketball-shoe company in America, Converse, and it had been on top for so long that it was ill-prepared to deal with a serious challenge.

"We expect to be on top for the year," he said.