Example sentences of "set [prep] the edge " in BNC.
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1 | The Villa Faalifu was set on the edge of Tala-Tala , and the sight of its opulent exterior almost left me gasping . |
2 | The barracks was a modern red-brick building set on the edge of the base which housed the 1er Régiment Étranger de Cavalerie . |
3 | But we still did a lot of sport and work on the assault course , which was a set of twenty-four gut-wrenching obstacles set on the edge of the camp . |
4 | One of the best preserved Roman fortified camps in Britain , set on the edge of the Highland Fault , with subsidiary camps nearby testifying to the importance of the situation for the occupying forces . |
5 | This friendly Club Hotel is set at the edge of a lagoon at the centre of a resort complex offering a range of facilities . |
6 | He was out of the room before she could open the box , a dark blue leather affair , lined with white velvet , against which lay a fine gold chain with a small oval locket set around the edge with seed pearls . |
7 | These are set around the edge of a disc which can be tilted in any direction by a central knob . |