Example sentences of "[verb] [to-vb] up in a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was an act familiar to anyone , that is almost everyone , who has suffered from those self-inflicted illnesses that inspire only a feeling of wanting to curl up in a ball and be alone . |
| 2 | ‘ I 'll tell you what , ’ he said , ‘ you can have it for £60 as that 's the last size 10 I 've got , and I 've got to pack up in a minute and it 's raining . |
| 3 | ‘ Are you levelling ? ’ he asked , ‘ 'cos if you ai n't that kid is still going to end up in a body-bag . ’ |
| 4 | Six miles away , at the mouth of the estuary , the four big transporters , converted specially for the task , lifted one by one from the pad and began to form up in a line across the river . |
| 5 | Asked to sum up in a sentence the essence of his long career as a reporter , he considers the question for a few seconds , laughs , and says : ‘ I do n't think I could do better than quote my old friend the late Jimmy Robinson , who was the Daily Mail 's man in Belfast for many years . |
| 6 | And apparently Jason Horfitz then said he would n't be passing on the information he had to anybody else as he did n't want to end up in a ditch . ’ |
| 7 | If those trainers did n't want to end up in a splash they 'd better get out of the way before I … |
| 8 | Whether such countries choose to open up in a GATT round or in bilateral negotiations is beside the point ; opening is opening , however it is achieved . |
| 9 | How did you come to land up in a place like this ? ’ |