Example sentences of "[verb] himself [prep] the edge " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Indeed , ’ said Cowley , seating himself on the edge of the desk . |
| 2 | He reached out and turned the lamp so that it shone onto her face , seating himself on the edge of the desk so that he could study her . |
| 3 | In winter the chestnut-seller installed himself at the edge of the market . |
| 4 | ‘ I am ready , ’ he announced , pulling himself to the edge of the pool and looking down at her with no expression on his face to give her any clue about his attitude . |
| 5 | Wycliffe perched himself on the edge of the table . |
| 6 | He perched himself on the edge of the gunwale and took the two ends of the rope in his hands . |
| 7 | Charlie came over , hitched himself half-onto the edge of the makeup table , and looked down on her . |
| 8 | Ronni turned to scowl at him as , with the easy grace of a pole vaulter , he swung himself over the edge of the boat . |
| 9 | During a horse show he positioned himself at the edge of the arena . |
| 10 | He felt himself on the edge of hysterical laughter and fought to gain control . |
| 11 | ‘ That Olivera office opposite , ’ said Greg , coming up to her desk , sitting himself on the edge of it , and kissing her twice — ‘ what sort of place is it ? ’ |
| 12 | He launched himself over the edge , going into free-fall , his feet still planted on his board . |
| 13 | Then between us we carried her to the river and rolled her in and Nour washed himself at the edge of the crocodile pool . |
| 14 | The male positions himself at the edge of the nest and fires a rapid succession of water droplets one to two inches out of the water and onto the nest itself to possibly agitate the eggs for recognition purposes . |