Example sentences of "end [adv prt] at the [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 A RUGBY fan broke her leg after ending up at the bottom of a ruck which spilled over the sideline .
2 Susan 's eyes grew wide as Maggie told her about her ride on the telegraph pole , ending up at The Haven where she 'd been rescued by Bryce .
3 On the academic site , detailed tephrachronology makes it possible to study patterns in the behaviour of volcanoes — the magma erupted from one volcano may become steadily more acid , or it may show cyclical changes , or it may even vary consistently during each eruption , starting off fairly basic and ending up at the close of the eruption much more acid .
4 Howard went on to introduce his staff and patients , before ending up at the Doctor and Ace .
5 The Volvo tour takes in solidly Socialist villages like Senghenydd and Abertridwr , includes a couple of detours for navigational error ( ‘ I 'm new here ’ says Stan ) and ends back at the station with just seconds before the train departs .
6 But this ruse gives a chance for Nestor and the gallery of small time crooks and pimps to be transported to Devil 's Island , an escape on a raft in a storm and end up at the North Pole for a sequence with a dancing penguin and a polar bear , to give the show a Christmas gloss .
7 They were still within the normal range of intelligence , however , and some babies born as much as 12 weeks early end up at the top of the class 10 years later , according to findings announced by Dr Leonora Harding , of Aberdeen University , to the British Psychological Society .
8 Instead of dressing warmly for the elements , the bikers end up at the summit of popular hills dressed like Paul Weller in a Style Council video .
9 Wanted on drug charges , he may end up at the centre of an extraordinary trial in Miami .
10 I might be starting at Crewe or Rochdale , but I might end up at the top . ’
11 Would they ever see America , or would they all end up at the bottom of the sea , food for the fishes ?
12 If you go for second best ( because the pressure is on to fill the job tomorrow , or because you ca n't afford the best ) you will inevitably end up at the bottom of the heap with all the other monkeys .
13 ‘ I 'll bet she 'd like him to end up at the foot of the cliff , ’ said a voice .
14 All the inhabitants of La Valdieu turned out to be English and when they had explained that they had all independently ended up at the farm without having had any conscious intention of doing so , my sceptical antennae started twitching .
15 This jerk kept the pram moving over the few inches between the foot of the gentle slope and the beginning of the steep grassy bank that ended up at the road .
16 I got up and went for a walk and ended up at the Bunker .
17 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 .
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