Example sentences of "[noun prp] [vb mod] be [prep] the verge " in BNC.
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| 1 | But with three Tests to follow in the Republic Kapil should be on the verge of the record by the time England arrive in India after Christmas . |
| 2 | Five weeks from the end of the cricket season ; Warwickshire may be on the verge of their first County Championship title for eighteen years . |
| 3 | Littlewoods could be on the verge of a decision over the future of the mail-order operations but making the business an irresistible buy will take a dramatic burst of salesmanship by the Moores family which owns this Liverpool group , and their merchant bankers at Kleinwort Benson . |
| 4 | Election Focus:A Hung Parliament : Britain may be on the verge of a hung Parliament — and a dramatic change in the political landscape . |
| 5 | Zimbabwe may be on the verge of abandoning its controversial policy of treating wildlife as a valuable resource , which has led the country to lobby for a revival of the ivory trade and has attracted criticism from conservationists . |