Example sentences of "he sat [prep] the edge " in BNC.
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| 1 | He did a really intimate show where he sat on the edge of the stage with his ankles crossed and talked to them and sang them songs . |
| 2 | He sat on the edge of the bed with his usual cynical observations , but he kept looking out of the corner of his eye . |
| 3 | There was cake , satisfying and fruity , and he sat on the edge of the chesterfield in Isobel 's sitting-room and ate it appreciatively between gulps of strong , sweet tea from one of her best bone china teacups . |
| 4 | He sat on the edge of the bed and dialled his office number . |
| 5 | He sat on the edge of a chair , eager to be away . |
| 6 | He sat on the edge of the bed to take off his boots . |
| 7 | He sat on the edge talking to her . |
| 8 | He sat on the edge of the bed in his hotel room and waited for the phone to be answered . |
| 9 | He sat on the edge of the bed and felt for his slippers . |
| 10 | DeVore looked back at her from where he sat on the edge of her bed and smiled . |
| 11 | He sat on the edge of the gazebo , wrung out the sock and dried himself as best he could . |
| 12 | He sat on the edge of the bed and began to recite all he knew as if memorising some poem : ‘ Buckingham dies , the agents die , garrotted to death . ’ |
| 13 | He sat on the edge of the bed and stared up at me . |
| 14 | He sat on the edge of his bed tucking into the remains of a Pooley-provided Stilton that Amiss had insisted he finish . |
| 15 | He sat on the edge of her desk , watching as she tidied it without really thinking about what she was doing . |
| 16 | She shrank away in undisguised terror as he sat on the edge of the bed , reaching for her hand . |
| 17 | He goes he goes you ca n't go to sleep , and he sat on the edge of my bed for about quarter of an hour . |