Example sentences of "he [was/were] on [art] verge " in BNC.
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| 1 | Marek 's tremble quickened , as though he were on the verge of taking a decision . |
| 2 | Equally , his brace against Manchester United in our last match of 1990–91 ( co-incidentally also his own 150th Palace appearance ) demonstrated that he was on the verge of international recognition , with the second one , struck from fully 30 yards , bringing the big crowd to its feet in salute . |
| 3 | JH : Moving on to another great love of yours , Franz Schubert ; I have always felt that he was in many ways cut short in his prime , almost as thought he was on the verge of finding himself creatively . |
| 4 | He was on the verge of tears and did not wish to appear unmanly . |
| 5 | He felt wet grass under his cuffed hands , knew he was on the verge of a road somewhere . |
| 6 | That summer Lewis thought perhaps he was on the verge of a nervous breakdown . |
| 7 | TONY MYLER is back in a Widnes jersey tomorrow — a month after he was on the verge of quitting the game . |
| 8 | Yet Atkinson revealed he was on the verge of quitting during a never-ending battle against injury last season . |
| 9 | She knew he was on the verge of losing his job . |
| 10 | He developed quite a severe migraine headache and felt very sick by Day 3 and he was on the verge of giving up . |
| 11 | He was on the verge of going to bed when he heard footsteps in the hall . |
| 12 | Why was Roger Seelig told by someone giving medical advice several months after his trial began that he was on the verge of a mental breakdown , yet last week he was roaring up the M4 in his Porsche to look after his two properties ? |
| 13 | In June he gave a broad hint that he was on the verge of acting . |
| 14 | Lou Macari took charge of training at Stoke City this morning then set about dismissing claims that he was on the verge of taking over at Celtic . |
| 15 | His eyes narrowed and he was on the verge of saying more when Nina put her head round the door . |
| 16 | The Cardiff centre was so disillusioned after the 63-6 thrashing by Australia in Brisbane 17 months ago that he was on the verge of walking out on his country . |