Example sentences of "on to the edge of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hold on to the edge of 1 bench with your hands behind your back . |
| 2 | The sander is clamped on to the edge of a workbench so the disc is vertical and the shank of the disc is locked securely into your power-drill chuck — most drills with a standard 43mm diameter neck are suitable . |
| 3 | Should the only answer be to tack more and more suburbs on to the edge of Reading and more ‘ executive housing ’ on to the fringes of Berkshire or Hampshire villages ? |
| 4 | He was giving her orders : she was to hold on to the edge of the pool and breathe deeply in and out . |
| 5 | If you do venture by car on to the edge of Otmoor , there is the feeling that you will be unable to turn around in the narrow space between the dykes , or may get stuck up to the axles in mud . |
| 6 | Without speaking they walked through the gap of the east window and on to the edge of the cliff and saw only the moon-bleached beach stretching north and south , the thin fringe of white foam . |
| 7 | There was one wonderful story of a little Pakistani girl of some four to five years who accidentally wandered on to the edge of the Abu Dhabi-Dubai road . |
| 8 | When she recovered she was holding on to the edge of the table for balance . |
| 9 | Emily held on to the edge of the counter to support herself and whispered , ‘ I was afraid this would happen . |
| 10 | Dip tops of choux balls in caramel , stick on to the edge of choux pastry round with more caramel . |
| 11 | Rain felt her legs weaken and sank on to the edge of the bed . |
| 12 | Silently Mary put some of the letters on to the edge of the tray , wedged against the silver teapot , and carried it from the room . |
| 13 | Place the second panel , right side down , on to the edge of the first panel so that their two cut edges line up . |
| 14 | I was too busy holding on to the edge of my chair and waiting for him to rise twenty feet in the air . |
| 15 | They got down awkwardly , hanging on to the edge of the sill and dropping on to the road . |
| 16 | He sank down on to the edge of her bed , and she scurried over towards the wall , taking every inch of her covers with her . |
| 17 | Caroline sank down on to the edge of the bed and shut her eyes tightly , trying to block out the humiliating scene , but it was impossible . |
| 18 | Collapsing down on to the edge of her bed , Fabia gave her situation several minutes ' thought . |