Example sentences of "herself [prep] the edge " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Joan , it will all turn out for the best — I know it will , ’ Anne assured her , seating herself on the edge of the bed . |
| 2 | Rapidly clearing away some bric-à-brac — a fan , a mandolin , a rusty bird cage — from a velvet throne , she invited Ruth to sit down , and settled herself on the edge of a dress-basket . |
| 3 | She blindfolded him with her sopping knickers , and balanced herself on the edge of the table . |
| 4 | She guided him to an armchair and sat herself on the edge of a Victorian sofa . |
| 5 | Lisa sat , arranging herself on the edge of one of the chairs , the stiff posture of one who would prefer not to linger . |
| 6 | Seating herself on the edge of the bed , Theda took it into hers and her fingers closed strongly about the bony ones she held . |
| 7 | Then she seated herself on the edge of the bed and , breathing deeply , raised the phone up to her ear . |
| 8 | Lucy remonstrated , when Virginia had made them both a cup of tea and perched herself on the edge of Lucy 's bed . |