Example sentences of "[conj] sat down [prep] the edge " in BNC.

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1 These simple precautions observed , Kirov relaxed and sat down on the edge of his small cot , smiling with relief .
2 He came in carrying a bunch of black grapes , and sat down on the edge of the bed .
3 Meredith closed the window and sat down on the edge of the bed .
4 He flicked two inches of ash on the floor and sat down on the edge of the bed I had just vacated .
5 They had reached the door of his room now and , as Harry opened it , Madeleine went past him and sat down on the edge of his old brass bedstead .
6 Then he picked up his own glass and sat down on the edge of the bed beside her .
7 ‘ And unless you 're one of Charity LeVille 's nubile masseuses over from Gros Islet … ’ he 'd reached the bed , and to her horror slung his jacket over a nearby chair and sat down on the edge of the bed , far too close for comfort , continuing in the same bland tone , ‘ … which from the pious clutching of bedclothes I somehow doubt , maybe you 'd like to explain exactly who you are ? ’
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