Example sentences of "[pron] [was/were] on [art] brink " in BNC.
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| 1 | She was on the brink of defeat . |
| 2 | We have thought that we were on the brink of the final synthesis at least twice before . |
| 3 | It is usually held in October or November and I thought that holding it today perhaps heralded better news or that we were on the brink of a breakthrough or a decision . |
| 4 | They were on the brink of sex ; it was a matter of time , she had known — next week , the one after . |
| 5 | There were rumours after he had a stroke last March that he was on the brink of retirement and that he wished to go . |
| 6 | She knew he was on the brink of orgasm , and was aware of a gathering in her own loins . |
| 7 | And he was on the brink , she sensed , of surprising her with a confidence . |