Example sentences of "they [vb past] at the edge " in BNC.
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| 1 | They stopped at the edge of the sisal fields , turning to look back . |
| 2 | ‘ This is very good , ’ he said , as they stopped at the edge of the bare earth . |
| 3 | Eighteen days out of Edinburgh , they perched at the edge of the Hebrides . |
| 4 | They arrived at the edge of the trees just in time to see Angel One advance to stand over the sprawled figure of Brett Grant . |
| 5 | Ipuky sighed , flexing his hands as they lay at the edge of the table , and was silent for a long time . |
| 6 | They sat at the edge of the patio where vines trailed a dusky scent . |
| 7 | A quiet woman in a large white apron brought them cold white wine in a red earthenware jug , and they sat at the edge of the patio looking out at the rows of vines , of lemon trees , tomatoes and capsicums that straggled down the hillside , shaded in places by tall cypresses and stunted white-trunked olive trees . |