Example sentences of "he [vb past] [prep] the edge " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Jim knew it , because he lived on the edge . |
| 2 | ‘ Jim knew it because he lived on the edge ’ |
| 3 | Parkin sipped some beer , leaving a crest of foam on his upper lip , which he wiped with the edge of his hand . |
| 4 | He found at the edge of his consciousness the wish that he was just going to his own flat to crash out rather than back to share Catherine 's warm bed . |
| 5 | A few yards further on he stopped at the edge of a grove of trees . |
| 6 | His fur leggings became saturated as he paced around the edge . |
| 7 | Keeping it raised above his head , he staggered to the edge of the grassy bank and dropped the craft on to the surface of the clear water . |
| 8 | Julian Lewis , from Caerphilly , Mid Glamorgan , was on a trail at Rhydyfelin when he toppled over the edge . |
| 9 | To her astonishment he came to the edge of the balcony and simply climbed across , ignoring the drop . |
| 10 | He perched on the edge of the couch once more and Wycliffe realised that he was trembling . |
| 11 | He landed on the edge of the pond . |
| 12 | He walked along the edge of the plot , naming her plants to himself . |
| 13 | He walked to the edge of the shelf . |
| 14 | With Lady Monmouth by his side , he walked to the edge of the forest where the men were shooting at birds and small animals . |
| 15 | He stepped off the edge of the platform , onto the track . |
| 16 | While he was deliberating , another thought suddenly struck Huy , and he leant over the edge of the trough , feeling the girl 's stomach and breasts . |
| 17 | When the two truckers gave up their cursory attempt to find him and rejoined their companions , he advanced to the edge of the clearing to keep them under observation . |
| 18 | He crossed to the edge of the grass and craned to look at the top of the building . |
| 19 | Jumping up , he went to the edge of the pavement , trying to catch sight of the bus among the trippers and the traffic : ‘ This is no good ! |
| 20 | He went to the edge of the field , and seeing a man walking his dog asked him where he was . |
| 21 | He kept to the edge of the tree line and saw nothing until he reached the blocks of apartments that stood in an incongruous group in the forest area . |
| 22 | In the seconds at the bottom when everything had steadied , when there was n't a breath of air , just a strange unreal calm , he rolled over the edge and clawed his way on to the thin rubber bottom of the raft . |
| 23 | He felt for the edges of the square door , found them and lifted it gently . |
| 24 | Allen sat for a moment on the parapet , Marian saw him smile at her , then he slipped over the edge and the rope grew taut on the hook . |
| 25 | He slipped from the edge nearest Nora as soon as the hounds entered at the farther side . |
| 26 | He clawed at the edge of the closing door , but the butt of a lance shoved hard under his ribs heaved him back gasping into the room , and the door closed on his convulsed face . |
| 27 | With a shout and to a chorus of ‘ Go for it , Kevin ! ’ he ran towards the edge and leapt into the air . |
| 28 | He held onto the edge of the table , breathing fast through his open mouth . |
| 29 | He did a really intimate show where he sat on the edge of the stage with his ankles crossed and talked to them and sang them songs . |
| 30 | He sat on the edge of the bed with his usual cynical observations , but he kept looking out of the corner of his eye . |