Example sentences of "she [was/were] on [art] verge " in BNC.
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| 1 | Her voice had a lilt to it as if she were on the verge of laughter . |
| 2 | As Martha tried on each garment in turn , Elizabeth could see that she was on the verge of tears . |
| 3 | As the news of Diana 's snubs emerged , Royal author Andrew Morton claimed she was on the verge of leaving the Royal Family . |
| 4 | The odd thing was his first thought was her husband , Ed , must be told — Ed whom she was on the verge of divorcing . |
| 5 | Often she was on the verge of tears for no reason , like a baby . |
| 6 | The grim knowledge that she was on the verge of suffocation appalled me and when she stumbled and almost fell the hand in my pocket gripped more tightly on the scalpel which I had taken from my car along with the adrenalin . |
| 7 | She was on the verge of tears , relieved yet unbelievably desolate . |
| 8 | Then , realising she was on the verge of helpless tears , she made a valiant effort to pull herself together . |
| 9 | From the way her mouth twitched , it was plain she was on the verge of breaking down . |
| 10 | Without warning , Lou began beating her forehead and moaning ; plainly she was on the verge of hysteria . |
| 11 | She was on the verge of ignoring the summons , on the reasonable assumption that the visitor had pressed the wrong buzzer , when it sounded several more times . |
| 12 | She was on the verge of complaining to the barmaid , but decided that she was not all that hungry after all , and at least the chips were hot . |
| 13 | He 'd laid a trap for her and she was on the verge of plunging headlong into it . |
| 14 | Joanna 's mouth opened and Sophie could see that she was on the verge of an angry retort but the situation was saved by the entry of the veterinary nurse , carrying a tray . |
| 15 | It said she was on the verge of marriage . |