Example sentences of "[verb] up as the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But they argue that factors such as regional variations , better Tory organisation in marginal constituencies and the ‘ incumbency ’ factor where sitting MPs are defending seats , could result in the Conservatives ending up as the largest party , if not with a narrow overall majority . |
| 2 | France : new orders dried up as the long run of 63 reactors either built or under construction came to an end and the country grappled with the problem of an over-supply of electricity . |
| 3 | ‘ My nickname was ‘ Rabbit ’ because of my prominent front teeth — so when we decided to get married , I instantly thought of dressing up as the White Rabbit in Alice in Wonderland . |
| 4 | The story may in fact be read as an allegory in which the detective 's attempt to solve a series of crimes by the use of logic represents man 's efforts to decipher the meaning of the universe , but he himself ends up as the final victim , undone by his misplaced confidence in his intellect and baffled by a confusing world that makes a mockery of his pretensions to explain it . |
| 5 | Where the latter did keep shop , he might also double up as the local undertaker , as was the case in Essex between 1770–88 at Great Clacton , Thorpe , Toppesfield and Weeley , whilst the London precedent of upholders furnishing funerals ( in addition to their established role of auctioneers and general tradesmen ) was evident at Chelmsford and Halstead . |
| 6 | They often finished up as the main item on the menu at the feast after their visit . |
| 7 | One of the environmental challenges facing the chemical industry today — its role in global warming — is hotting up as the European Commission 's proposal for a carbon tax proceeds . |
| 8 | But it could end up as the only game in town . ’ |
| 9 | Mankind will have to accept that this product of immense periods of time was indisputably in existence inside the evolutionary story , waiting to be taken up as the only source available from which could be acquired a foundation for the God that man must ultimately have , and which was not completely imaginary , and therefore subject to unlimited interpretations . |
| 10 | CANNON and Ball have been lined up as the latest Christmas cracker for North-East pantomime fans . |
| 11 | RUNRIG are lined up as the main attraction of the second Scottish Fleadh , a day-long celebration of Celtic music , to be held on Glasgow Green on 5 June . |
| 12 | Not just republican , we have loyalists as well and the loyalists have the potential for being the bigger and more effective of the two , and if we let the I R A to continue without interning them , you are going to have the situation deteriorating in the way which you do n't want and I do n't want , and you 're going to end up as the chief constable of the R U C said a few weeks ago with Dublin being bombed . |
| 13 | A turnout of 99.5 per cent was reported by the ITAR-TASS news agency in elections held from Nov. 24 to Dec. 7 for 50 of the 60 members of the Khalk Maslakhaty ( People 's Council ) , set up as the supreme body of state power under the Turkmen Constitution adopted in May , and comprising one member from each electoral district . |
| 14 | The paper draws on a model which , while not held up as the definitive approach , could nevertheless serve as a working document for schools wrestling with the realities of moving towards an integrated structure . |