Example sentences of "at the edges [conj] " in BNC.
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1 | They give better support at the edges than a sprung base so they 're a practical choice if you tend to sit on the bed . |
2 | Some of the pools of water on the drive had a thin film of ice at the edges that smashed like glass when George stepped on it . |
3 | This gives better support at the edges but is more likely to cause wear on the mattress . |
4 | The way the ground just curled up at the edges until you lost sight of it , we could n't have crept up on a hunk of soya . ’ |
5 | ‘ Moss stitch is best for ties otherwise they tend to curl up at the edges and look like a drain pipe . ’ |
6 | The dandelion quiche was curling up at the edges and the semolina pudding congealed into a wodge you could use as Polyfilla . |
7 | Filbert brushes are less inclined to have a build up of colour at the edges and can be versatile . |
8 | When the specimen was loaded in a testing machine the edges were stressed as much as the middle and so cracks started at the edges and spread inwards across the material in the usual way . |
9 | My very experienced colleague remarked that her machine was looping at the edges and she could n't seem to cure it . |
10 | What looked like an old army blanket , frayed at the edges and stiff with dirt , had been loosely spread in a corner , its fumy stink mingling with the smell of incense to produce an incongruous amalgam of piety and squalor . |
11 | Top quality mattresses are also hand side-stitched — this will look like rows of dimples around the borders to hold the springs firmly in place at the edges and to strengthen the border . |
12 | First the mouth will split , giving rise to a disc with two orifices , which gradually move apart , then the disc itself begins to divide , starting at the edges and moving inward until two polyps of approximately the same size are produced . |
13 | LENNY KAYE , sometime guitarist and sometime producer , is a man in his 40s with facial lines that turn up at the edges and spell affability . |
14 | It 's not a typical American town , not one of those low modern places with chrome and neon and glass ; the Alamo City is beat-up , chewed at the edges and in need of paint . |
15 | Curly at the edges and mottled with age . |
16 | LENNY KAYE , sometime guitarist and sometime producer , is a man in his 40s with facial lines that turn up at the edges and spell affability . |
17 | It is also an ideal mode for regenerating multi-portions and individual packs of cook freeze products , as it eliminates drying out of vegetables , custards and sauces , prevents burning at the edges and , by the improved heat penetration , it breaks through the ice barrier and bacteria barrier faster than any other method . |
18 | They were rubbed with soot at the edges and to you know , just And then polished up and just to make them look er antique . |
19 | Under ordinary border conditions they often become stunted and their leaves burned at the edges because they are too dry , so the only place in which they can be grown properly is a bog garden . |