Example sentences of "end up [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | But the way he 's going he could just end up as the next Vinnie Jones . |
| 2 | The Board of Customs & Excise has also indicated ‘ some pleasure ’ at the proposals and the IITP is optimistic that it might end up as the internal examining body for the department . |
| 3 | If William and Harry were to be brought up in the rather stiff and formal atmosphere of the Palace after suffering the trauma of their parents ' splitting up , they would hardly end up as the secure , well-balanced people the Queen hopes will succeed her . |
| 4 | ‘ I normally drive a Volvo 343 ; it 's not a very new one , but my main criterion is to make sure I do n't end up as the jam in the sandwich when I 'm out on the motorway . ’ |
| 5 | How is it that what seem like random discharges from a part of the brain that we share with the humblest reptiles can end up as the elaborate , coherent , cognitive activity we know as dreaming ? |
| 6 | But it could end up as the only game in town . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ I never thought I 'd end up outside the ground propositioning people , ’ he said . |
| 8 | He noted that the Clinton administration apparently wanted to make the drops in the dark , from high altitudes and without ground support , ‘ so the likelihood is that a lot of the supplies will end up outside the targeted area . ’ |
| 9 | He pointed out the sloping white stripes on the walls , whose incline indicated the nearest of the niches providing protection for plate-layers who otherwise might end up under the wheels of one of the expresses which thundered over these rails , bound for famous foreign cities . |
| 10 | On the other hand I was afraid that if I made the driver sound too important he might end up under the wheel of a bus instead of behind one . |
| 11 | As far as I could see in North Queensland , I should think they will end up under the umbrella of the Emperor of Japan , as the Japanese now seem to be in charge up there . |
| 12 | Otherwise , if the wind is squally it may end up with the wrong wing down in a fierce cross wind . |
| 13 | On a similar US-style deal , commissions might be only 0.325 per cent but most of that should end up with the banks . |
| 14 | Is there honestly a single person in the country , the Prime Minister included , who could have dared to predict that the Conservatives would end up with the largest number of votes ever recorded in a British election ? |
| 15 | The top reporters may not be able to spare the time and you could end up with the story being written by someone rather less familiar with the subject , whereas a quick telephone call or fax could mean that the story gets to the person you want . |
| 16 | Remember , before you approach the council , that they may be more than interested in the quantities of water necessary to run your ponds … you may end up with the officials knocking at your door . |
| 17 | The new ruck-maul law , rather than resulting in quicker and cleaner ball , could end up with the sort of pile-up seen here when New South Wales took on Fiji in the recent Super Six Series as defending players desperately try to stop the ball coming out of the rucks or mauls . |
| 18 | However , it should be pointed out that not every coffin-maker or funeral furnisher knew this and one could end up with the horrendous mismatch of an elderly widower being given a plate intended for a young girl . |
| 19 | Since there was no picture with June 's letter I was not aware that I would end up with the cable I was looking for . |
| 20 | ‘ If I could end up with the Olympic , world , European and Commonwealth golds , I reckon that might make even Carl blink . |
| 21 | The danger was that the department would end up with the worst of both worlds — an integrated service provided in a hastily planned way , foisted on staff unprepared for the challenge and lacking the positive commitment and support that is so necessary from specialist staff and their managers . |
| 22 | In a similar search which fails , R1 and R2 will end up with the same final weights , but R3 is not rewarded : |
| 23 | ‘ Could we end up with the beetles — in their two-dimensional universe ? ’ |
| 24 | On the other it might end up with the negative attitudes about dementia and care for dementia sufferers attaching to the segregated units . " |
| 25 | ‘ He used to grumble about him , but it would always end up with the same old story . ’ |
| 26 | If you evolve such a universe forward in time according to the laws of science , you will end up with the lumpy and irregular state you started with . |
| 27 | If the tax is not based on where people live , how will the money eventually end up with the local authority in which they live ? |
| 28 | An architect : maybe he had a smart assistant last year ; you may end up with the dumbest heap of concrete you ever saw . |
| 29 | In the end , as I said , with that kind of selection cycle going , you 'd end up with the situation where all males had the , had that er had that trait of oedipal behaviour . |
| 30 | Erm , otherwise I just think it 's very tricky when you , when you , when you try and take away the layers that you 're going to just end up with the one that you ca n't talk about anyway . |