Example sentences of "sit [prep] the edge " in BNC.
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| 1 | Myles had sat on the edge of the chair with his hands clasped between his knees , listening to the legal measured tones , telling himself , I 'm not going to get it , I 'm not going to get it . |
| 2 | Sometimes , when she had been to a romantic film , or had been kissed good-night by Pogo , she had sat on the edge of her bed , staring at that dark , handsome , boy 's face and tried to conjure up the memory of his living presence . |
| 3 | She takes from the bottom of her wardrobe a pair of calf-length fashion boots in dark brown leather and sits on the edge of the bed to pull them on . ) |
| 4 | She sits on the edge of the second bed . |
| 5 | She sits on the edge of the bed , takes a sip , catches sight of her knees in the mirror overhead and remembers her prepared speech . |
| 6 | He sits on the edge of the bed where Kate lies fenced in by bolsters and proffers it smilingly . |
| 7 | ( She sits on the edge of her bed . ) |
| 8 | ( Max gets up and sits on the edge of his bed and smokes a pipe . |
| 9 | She sits on the edge of the bed . |
| 10 | Sam sits on the edge of the bath . |
| 11 | And because I had only one chair , we used to sit on the edge of the hard , narrow bed and draw up the table so that we could write on it together . |
| 12 | Now we did not have to sit on the edge of the bed — a much wider bed — because there were two chairs , and I had my own shower and facilities for making coffee and snacks . |
| 13 | He explained he had wanted his audience to sit on the edge of their seats , hoping and believing that the composer was going to amplify his idea — and then to confound them . |
| 14 | He 'd come in , across the room , to sit on the edge of the bed . |
| 15 | He swung himself to sit on the edge of the bed , and dropped his head in his hands . |
| 16 | Staring at him worriedly , she slowly sank down to sit on the edge of the bed . |
| 17 | Fernando pulled himself out of the pool to sit on the edge to watch her . |
| 18 | Sit on the edge of the bench , with the balls of the feet on a 15cm ( 6in ) block of wood . |
| 19 | Sit on the edge of the bench with your knees apart . |
| 20 | Sit on the edge of the bench with your knees apart . |
| 21 | I take a camera and sit on the edge of the water . |
| 22 | The junior recruits sit on the edge of the parade ground to witness the parade and to learn what they must achieve after a further four weeks ' training . |
| 23 | Sit on the edge of your chair . |
| 24 | Left : All five of the brightly coloured villages in Disney 's Caribbean Beach Resort sit on the edge of a huge lake , with beautiful sandy white beaches . |
| 25 | The important thing is that if you get up at night to have a wee , you beware that you may feel a little bit lightheaded , so you get up slowly , sit on the edge of the bed , you stand up slowly , and when you 're happy you 're off , off you go . |
| 26 | Jenna slept badly , waking with a throbbing pain in her head , and it took a great effort to swing both her feet from the bed and sit on the edge . |
| 27 | ‘ Sit on the edge and give me your hand . |
| 28 | Fast paced , well acted , beautifully filmed in the famed Blue Ridge Mountains , possibly the last forested wilderness of the United States , this is a movie which insists you sit on the edge of your seat while skulls are cleaved and scalps lifted by the score . |
| 29 | Sitting on the edge of the bed , Tug balanced the tray on his knees and began to cut up the first beefburger . |
| 30 | ‘ You know , my dear , ’ Mrs Hollidaye said , sitting on the edge of the bed and taking Dot 's hand . |