(1) An extremely competent golfer, Alf was on the verge of turning professional at one time.

(2) I was on the verge of tears, but it needed to be said.

(3) But his centuries-old livelihood is on the verge of collapse since the areca nut price has crashed beyond imagination.

(4) In all the industrialised countries the welfare state is on the verge of collapse.

(5) The girl began to whimper again, and looked on the verge of tears.

(6) The poor condition of that tiling and the defective mortar to the verge tiling generally warranted further investigation, in Mr Bruce's opinion.

(7) The complex of ranch buildings spreads across a grassy verge above a tumbling creek.

(8) I hoped he didn't notice I was on the verge of a breakdown.

(9) The dog, nicknamed John, appeared on the grass verge by the side of the road in the main street through the village.

(10) I climbed over the safety barrier and sat on the grassy, hilly verge to wait.

(11) He approached companies who were on the verge of bankruptcy before he bought them.

(12) At the time of the merger, Nissan was on the verge of bankruptcy.

(13) This happened on a straight, single-lane gravel road with a grass verge .

(14) If full, then verge south of start, lots down at Bonfield Gill half a mile from start.

(15) They came down to the verge of the lake

(16) The grass verge outside the church

(17) The Escort was being driven south along the 30 mph stretch, when it mounted a grass verge alongside the road.

(18) The majority of rolling stock was hideously dated and on the verge of collapse.

(19) My voice has got so loud that it is on the verge of breaking.

(20) Our testing in Denver makes me believe we're on the verge of breaking through.