Example sentences of "and [verb] [pn reflx] on the edge " in BNC.
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1 | Me and Sam missed our way and found ourselves on the edge of Foxton Mire . |
2 | Lucy remonstrated , when Virginia had made them both a cup of tea and perched herself on the edge of Lucy 's bed . |
3 | Rapidly clearing away some bric-à-brac — a fan , a mandolin , a rusty bird cage — from a velvet throne , she invited Ruth to sit down , and settled herself on the edge of a dress-basket . |
4 | She blindfolded him with her sopping knickers , and balanced herself on the edge of the table . |
5 | She guided him to an armchair and sat herself on the edge of a Victorian sofa . |