Example sentences of "[adj] to the edge of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some were simply misguided , others were closer to the edge of the law , but predictably many crashed . |
| 2 | He went pink to the edge of his cap . |
| 3 | Comments a neat shape that cuts well and is attractively iced to the edge of its board . |
| 4 | The hand moved slowly nearer to the edge of a blanket that was over us . |
| 5 | In bringing Labour to the edge of victory , Mr Kinnock has performed a near-miracle . |
| 6 | But he was perilously close to the edge of the crumbling cliff . |
| 7 | If I were pedantic I would have to exclude it from my description of the Basque country , because Sauveterre is definitely a Béarnais 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 . |
| 8 | A wooden rail at waist height barred their way ; they must be very close to the edge of the cliff . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | The first branch is close to the edge of the disk often within the disk edge . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | The action brought him close to the edge of the path . |
| 13 | Again , this is an ideal shot when the flag is close to the edge of the green with little room to work with . |
| 14 | She felt that the slightest movement would snap his will , precipitating an explosion out of the swell of desire that was sweeping them both to the edge of a world they were too prudent to enter willingly . |
| 15 | It is an old and rather like able town which , standing where it does , so near to the edge of France and commanding the coast road into Spain , has had an agitated history with numerous episodes of war . |
| 16 | She got up , grabbing her own plate and that of Melissa , not noticing as the spaghetti slid dangerously near to the edge of the plate . |
| 17 | The island is safe , with good vantage points , but nevertheless special care must always be taken near to the edge of sheer cliffs . |