TSQL - TOP X in FROM Subquery?

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Can someone please enlighten me to a way to filter a subquery that is located in a FROM clause? I would like it to look something like this:

SELECT * FROM
TABLE_A
LEFT JOIN (TOP 8 TABLE_B )
                ON TABLE_B.id = TABLE_A.id

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