Example sentences of "himself [prep] the edge " in BNC.

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1	Charlie came over , hitched himself half-onto the edge of the makeup table , and looked down on her .
2	He launched himself over the edge , going into free-fall , his feet still planted on his board .
3	Ronni turned to scowl at him as , with the easy grace of a pole vaulter , he swung himself over the edge of the boat .
4	He felt himself on the edge of hysterical laughter and fought to gain control .
5	Max Gate , the house Hardy designed for himself on the edge of town , is stranded behind a new roundabout and it is difficult now to imagine him setting out from there to ride along the lanes with Kipling or H. G. Wells .
6	‘ Indeed , ’ said Cowley , seating himself on the edge of the desk .
7	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 .
8	Wycliffe perched himself on the edge of the table .
9	‘ 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 ? ’
10	Benedict laid his burden gently on the bed , and sat down himself on the edge of it .
11	He perched himself on the edge of the gunwale and took the two ends of the rope in his hands .
12	‘ 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 .
13	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 .
14	In winter the chestnut-seller installed himself at the edge of the market .
15	Then between us we carried her to the river and rolled her in and Nour washed himself at the edge of the crocodile pool .
16	During a horse show he positioned himself at the edge of the arena .

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