Example sentences of "[coord] ended up [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 He tried to slap Killion on the shoulder and missed , and ended up on the floor .
2 I got up and went for a walk and ended up at the Bunker .
3 It began as greed to steal and ended up at the point where they really were n't concerned about who they shot or why .
4 In July he was thrown out of his hostel and ended up at the Jews ’ Temporary Shelter in the East End .
5 This resulted in farce : ‘ I have never forgotten seeing footage of a British manager which began on his moccasined feet , wafted over his monogrammed door mat , and ended up opposite the sofa on which lounged five of his charges , scowling greasily ’ .
6 It had been all right finding the hospital , but on the way back he took a wrong turn and ended up by the seaside .
7 I applied to join the Royal Air Force and ended up in the Pay Corps , stationed initially at Devizes for three months ' square-bashing .
8 Faced with a national drought that was playing havoc with his own garden and those of his village neighbours , one Richard Bullock took matters into his own hands and ended up in the dock for his pains .
9 I took the tube to Carnaby Street , walked past the colourful street bazaars and ended up in the office , heart almost in mouth .
10 We came down in a small clearing and ended up in the trees .
11 Back in January Dallas performed what started off as the demolition and ended up in the annihilation of the Bills ' hopes of making it third time lucky at Superbowl .
12 It was a bizarre incident , which created a vicious and public rift between some of Scotland 's most gifted players , and ended up in the ignominy of a High Court hearing .
13 Jobless Peter Urben , 43 , clambered on to the roof of what he thought was the optician 's and ended up in the carpet shop next door .
14 ‘ Perhaps it is saying something when I tell you he was aiming for the optician 's and ended up in the carpet shop , ’ he said .
15 Unfortunately , many did not reach this country , the United States , Canada or any other safe country but ended up in the gas chambers of Auschwitz and Dachau because they were denied the right to asylum .
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