Example sentences of "to end up [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is the South-east that needs new settlements , if we are not to end up with a town-and-country muesli of interest to no one . |
| 2 | It may be appropriate to end up with a net present value ( NPV ) calculation for all types of investment , but obtaining the correct decision may depend far more on recognizing the differences , in nature and importance , of the underlying factors which will affect the projected cash flows . |
| 3 | So if you know that just by opening the door you 're bound to end up with a space-age vacuum cleaner , 50 encyclopaedias , a new patio or a tarmac-covered drive , you could try hiding in the broom cupboard until he 's gone . |
| 4 | It 's quite common when changing old basin taps to end up with a cracked basin . |
| 5 | The SHV objective is to end up with a significant stake in Burmah , perhaps as much as 29.9 per cent . |
| 6 | I want to restore my 1967 LWB and hope to end up with a functional , economic vehicle . |
| 7 | I saw Lukic launch into the tackle and it looked , for all the world , like it was going to end up as a foul but I could n't see if it was outside the area . |
| 8 | Not every idea we have is going to end up as a full research project . |
| 9 | ‘ I wonder what dreadful thing I did to end up as a human being ? ’ |
| 10 | HARRISONS & Crosfield must really dislike being classified as an overseas trader if it is willing to go through the complex process of changing its listing only to end up as a miscellaneous industrial . |
| 11 | The client may say , ‘ My heart was beating so fast I thought I was going to have a heart attack ’ , or , ‘ I ca n't cope any more ’ , or , ‘ I think I 'm going to end up in a mental hospital ’ . |
| 12 | If Britain is not to end up in a technological cul-de-sac , with a technical solution to managing nuclear waste confronted by massive political opposition , it must tackle a number of problems . |
| 13 | It 's not much after what you 've just been through , but I 'd hate to end up in a French jail and , as I forgot my licence , I 'm not insured to move this car . ’ |