Example sentences of "[pron] seemed on the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 She seemed on the verge of weeping again , but regained control .
2 She seemed on the verge of tears , somehow , which Edward found both strange and quite exciting .
3 She seemed on the point of making an angry protest , but changed her mind .
4 Exhausted by infighting , humiliated by his foes , he seemed on the verge of losing his struggle with parliament .
5 With the scum being really lucky getting a draw from a good Norwich side , it seemed on the radio at least that Norwich had at least one decent penalty decision turned down from a spineless and gutless referee .
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