Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] [art] bad end " in BNC.
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1 | He came to a bad end . ’ |
2 | She warned her child against coming to a bad end . |
3 | ‘ He 'll … he 'll come to a bad end ; yes , he will . |
4 | He might think he 's fallen on his feet but he 'll come to a bad end , you 'll see … ‘ |
5 | " A tomboy 's like a whistling woman and a crowing hen , who can only come to a bad end . |
6 | You will come to a bad end ! |
7 | All the Pain that Money Can Buy : the Life of Christina Onassis by William Wright ( Gollancz , £5.99 ) — The author 's explanation of why people devour books about the rich is appropriately cynical : ‘ We examine their bounteous lives on the modest condition that they suffer and come to a bad end . ’ |
8 | ‘ Come to a bad end , ’ said Mrs Yaxlee with relish . |
9 | But if you know anyone who comes to a bad end you tend to think over what you said to them , what they said to you . ’ |
10 | Comes to a bad end . |