Example sentences of "close to the edge of " in BNC.

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1 But he was perilously close to the edge of the crumbling cliff .
2 If I were pedantic I would have to exclude it from my description of the Basque country , because Sauveterre is definitely a BĂ©arnais and not a Basque town ; but it is close to the edge of Basse-Navarre , and worth a visit , so I shall rope it in here .
3 A wooden rail at waist height barred their way ; they must be very close to the edge of the cliff .
4 And if your victim happens to be conveniently close to the edge of a tall cliff , by the time he 's bounced down a couple of hundred metres on to the rocks , he 'll be in such a mess that the injury from the blow stands a good chance of being overlooked .
5 The first branch is close to the edge of the disk often within the disk edge .
6 To be seen from the stage on the O.P. side , a person would have to stand very close to the edge of the set .
7 The action brought him close to the edge of the path .
8 Again , this is an ideal shot when the flag is close to the edge of the green with little room to work with .
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