Example sentences of "[adv] end up [verb] the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 For one thing your own troops will probably end up blocking the line of sight .
2 ‘ 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 . ’
3 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 .
4 He 'd most likely end up eating the grain he 'd nicked from Mrs Wright for the pheasants .
5 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 .
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