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Meanings of very verge in English

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Usage of very verge in English
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A hare starts from the very verge and makes up the Downs.
The Amateur Poacher
2
On three sides, this edifice touched the very verge of the cliff.
Wieland; Or, The Transformation: An American Tale
3
One can hardly imagine their force-tothe very verge of distracting her.
Monsieur de Camors — Volume 3
4
Was this man, moving toward the very verge of the river, afraid?
Ester Ried
5
We have gone to the very verge of safety in hastening the process.
State of the Union Addresses
6
The nation was then on the very verge of civil war.
Fifty Years of Public Service / Personal Recollections of Shelby...
7
Three weeks of it had driven me to the very verge of desperation.
The Doctor's Dilemma
8
Nay, like it, seemed often on the very verge of the melting mood.
John Halifax, Gentleman
9
They must have been pushed to the very verge of despair.
Hyperion
10
Everything reminds that one is standing on the very verge of western civilisation.
The Englishwoman in America
11
She had been on the very verge of betraying Leslie's secret.
Anne's House of Dreams
12
In 1887 Germany was on the very verge of War with France and Russia.
On War
13
Others, in passing about, frequently trod on the very verge of the concealed pit.
Thrilling Adventures by Land and Sea
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Erling went to the very verge of the wood and listened for a moment.
A King's Comrade: A Story of Old Hereford
15
In fact, they are on the very verge of quarrelling.
Mr. Scarborough's Family
16
But her rush had taken her to the very verge of the Moon Pool.
The Moon Pool
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