Example sentences of "[adv] to the edge of " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was a very long journey right across the Atlas mountains and down to the edge of the desert . |
| 2 | Unimpressed , I went down to the edge of the fjord to find somewhere to camp . |
| 3 | Still holding the note-book , he crawled out of the hide and made his way down to the edge of the bigger of the two pools . |
| 4 | There is a huge sign here below the Allt Coire Giubhsachan , a steep , slabby waterfall cascading down to the edge of the car park , that yells , ‘ WARNING ! |
| 5 | Crunching over the ridges of stones , he went down to the edge of the sea and almost violently wrenched off his shoes . |
| 6 | The building commands a good view over sloping grounds down to the edge of the lake , where there is a boat house and private mooring . |
| 7 | Eventually , when the eggs are about to hatch , he hops down to the edge of the pool and dips his legs with their burden of eggs into the water . |
| 8 | To the south and west a secure boundary was provided by the sheer cliffs and jagged rocks of St Saviour 's Point , while running right down to the edge of the cliffs and enclosing the whole of the rest of the property was a high stone wall built two centuries before by Edmund Roscarrock , the founder of the family line . |
| 9 | I put the blade of the knife against her neck again and look down to the edge of the mattress . |
| 10 | But it made sense at least to stretch my cramped legs , so I strolled down to the edge of the lake and lit a cigarette . |
| 11 | The birds on Fardine 's shoulders manoeuvred their way down to the edge of the can where they sat on its rim , greedily pecking at the grains . |
| 12 | Mrs Goreng walked right into the German 's trap — he 'd wanted to pay her back — when he 'd asked her as they walked down to the edge of the beach for a post-picnic swim , ‘ And are the people religious ? ’ |
| 13 | Oliver walked away from the plant and followed the pipe-line down to the edge of the water . |
| 14 | The forest itself ran right down to the edge of the quickly flowing water . |
| 15 | And he took off his glasses , tucking them into the pile of clothes , and ran down to the edge of the water . |
| 16 | Berazi carried the ball down to the edge of the box , then slipped a delightful ball through to Clark who made no mistake crashing home his eighteenth goal of the season . |
| 17 | The plate is let in to the edge of the box over the other hole , and screwed in place . |
| 18 | They moved together to the edge of fulfilment — and beyond , crying out as the climactic explosion burst upon them . |
| 19 | Another bullet fired from the same revolver had entered the outside of the driver 's ( that is , the left-hand ) door of the jeep and passed through to the edge of the driver 's seat without striking Paulette . |
| 20 | Then he walked slowly over to the edge of the hill and looked down . |
| 21 | Bituleanu/Toma were in 3rd spot , being followed by Bregeon/Goetschy on the final straight when the Romanians veered right , forcing the French right over to the edge of the course . |
| 22 | Dauntless shambled over to the edge of the stream and threw himself face down on the grass , cupping handfuls of water and throwing it over his head , gulping it greedily . |
| 23 | It was now creeping over to the edge of the escarpment . |
| 24 | He swung away from her , walking over to the edge of the small pond , his body rigid with a tension that made her afraid to do or say anything that might unleash that anger once again . |
| 25 | The so-called Alamein position ran from the sea southwards to the edge of the Qattara Depression , a deep chasm 150 miles long and with very steep sides . |
| 26 | We used the tongue in its lower reaches , where it licked land close to the edge of the Skaftafell site . |
| 27 | He turned left , walked close to the edge of the building . |
| 28 | These straps can be made of thick tape , sewn through and on either side of the sail with a curtain ring or similar kite ring ( the ‘ D ’ rings are ideal ) held fairly close to the edge of the kite . |
| 29 | You are being seduced by your Ego 's love of melodrama and , since it can feel thrilling to dice with death , you might be tempted to walk rather too close to the edge of the cliff . |
| 30 | It came again as James slipstreamed Jody at the chicane , ever so close to the edge of real peril , and pulled away from the start line . |