Example sentences of "end up [verb] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp shares jumped almost 8.5% on Friday on hopes that the government will spend heavily on a major new communications network : Prime Minister Kiichi Miyazawa said on Thursday that an economic stimulus package , widely expected to include funds for a network of high-speed fibre optic cables , would be even larger than 1992 's supplementary budget ; if the government steps in with new funding , the state-controlled phone company would likely end up laying the cable and providing services ; the project is the one first mooted back in the early 1980s to connect every home and business in Japan . |
| 2 | But , as the Institute 's Council found last month , when it considered a preliminary paper on the subject , openness could actually end up destroying the effectiveness of the disciplinary process altogether . |
| 3 | He 'd most likely end up eating the grain he 'd nicked from Mrs Wright for the pheasants . |
| 4 | Highland Region 's track record over planning standards gives cause for concern that , despite objections , the council may end up passing a proposal or design that would n't get a second glance in a national park or a city . |
| 5 | Be careful that you do n't end up writing a novel or get bogged down in pseudo poetry with no end in view . |
| 6 | You would go in there planning to discuss , say , her habit of ogling men in restaurants or her inability to repay money she had borrowed , or her ability to disseminate confidences throughout the whole of Wimbledon about five minutes after they had been imparted to her , and you would end up discussing the state of affairs in Europe , the merits of Beethoven , or , more usually , your own deficiencies . |
| 7 | Despite it all , though , you may end up looking a bit foolish if you find you 've been barking up the wrong tree . |
| 8 | It was said that Ago and its ancillaries would end up costing the taxpayer £1.5 billion . |
| 9 | ‘ We have to take advantage of other countries ’ experiences to the greatest possible extent , ’ said Mr Vedernikov , ‘ but we have to make sure we do n't end up inventing the bicycle . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ You 'll end up waving a stick with a star on it . |
| 11 | I would say for people attending Day Centres , the majority of people will end up paying the charge , or a reduced level of charge , because it 's not all or nothing , we can waive part of the charge as well . |
| 12 | If you just stand around waiting for the enemy to come to you then of course your ladz will get bored , and naturally they 'll start to get a bit fractious , then inevitably they 'll end up failing an Animosity test probably just when you do n't want them to . |
| 13 | Comfort , practicality and ease of care are attractive to office workers and hill walkers alike and the flexibility of lightweight trousers means that most of us will end up owning a pair or two , regardless of our outdoor interest . |
| 14 | we 'll probably end up doing a bit to the garden this year as opposed to er you know going to , we were gon na go down to Somerset in June were n't we ? |
| 15 | But the English you can end up doing a lot of scrapping for your finish |
| 16 | After another penny tram ride Charlie was beginning to wonder where he would end up spending the night . |
| 17 | If you just want to give the ball a tonk with your new Krypton-shafted driver , you 'll end up spending the day knee-deep in heather . |
| 18 | For one thing your own troops will probably end up blocking the line of sight . |
| 19 | Parents may end up fighting the children 's battles and undermining each other 's attempts at discipline . |
| 20 | But I think cancer is a particular taboo because with cancer you could end up losing a leg , an eye quite suddenly , or a breast . |
| 21 | First , error is possible , and someone who based their life on astrology and refused to replace their beliefs with scientific knowledge would probably end up making a number of mistakes . |
| 22 | They 're trying to arrange a ‘ mutually convenient ’ date ( and in the back of their minds they also want it to still be on sky … so unless we both get knocked out of the FA cup this weekend ( perish the thought ) we 'll probably end up playing a saturday and the following monday if moneygrabber silver is owt to do with it . |
| 23 | Do they end up working the way we 've got to bloody work here on this tiny pension or the pension that they 've earned as an MP |
| 24 | Who would have thought that the terribly modern Carter would end up having a crack at the Christmas Number One with a song written in the 1950s and once covered by Elvis Presley ? |