Example sentences of "[adv] [vb infin] way " in BNC.
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| 1 | If he has n't the will or the stomach to do that , he had better make way for someone who has before millions intended to help this country are thrown away . |
| 2 | It was a name that would swiftly give way to his , once his heroism and navigational skill were recognized back home . |
| 3 | It was fortunate that at that moment the handle of her basket , insecurely mended , should suddenly give way , scattering the contents over the pavement — a library book , some oranges , and a rather shamefully adolescent bag of liquorice all-sorts . |
| 4 | I shall gladly give way if he wishes to make an announcement — The Prime Minister simply smiles enigmatically but does not otherwise respond . |
| 5 | If I am not held up too much , I will gladly give way to the hon. Gentleman . |
| 6 | It too , however , would soon make way to allow the changes necessary if the brewery was to take its place in the modern world . |
| 7 | I do not normally give way to someone who has just ambled into the Chamber , but I shall make an exception on this occasion , because I rather like the hon. Gentleman 's florid looks . |
| 8 | Temporary planetary instability will soon give way to a more tranquil period . |
| 9 | Having the capacity of a CD-ROM at its disposal means that palmtop textual databases may soon give way to multimedia . |
| 10 | No one can confidently say that the initial calm which has greeted the news of the deportations will not give way to a far more vigorous reaction . |
| 11 | He came calling for Europe to work towards economic integration to ensure that the democratic hopes of people in the East did not give way to an opposite undertow of disillusion . |
| 12 | It has to tell China where it will not give way , and then start ( as Mr Hurd first threatened ) to walk away . |
| 13 | I must not give way to it , because it is so unlike me and quite causeless . |
| 14 | Mr Browning motioned his wife to be quiet and taking Wilson 's arm conducted her to the door , saying something to the effect that she must not give way to gloomy thoughts and that doubtless she was tired with a young baby still nursing and a house to run . |
| 15 | When Mrs Browning spoke to her out of the darkness , saying , ‘ Come , Wilson , come , dear , you must not give way , ’ she thought , why not , why not give way ? |
| 16 | When Mrs Browning spoke to her out of the darkness , saying , ‘ Come , Wilson , come , dear , you must not give way , ’ she thought , why not , why not give way ? |
| 17 | Demand the absolute top limit and do not give way too easily . |
| 18 | ‘ Alice ’ was a jolly girl and did not give way to deep depression as another ‘ Army ’ mother had done on finding that baby would not be a Major as her father was . |
| 19 | At issue is who owns the reservoir — and who is responsible for ensuring that the leaky embankment that holds the water in does not give way and engulf a street of houses . |
| 20 | One must not give way to despair . |
| 21 | That door would not give way without some sort of battering-ram . |
| 22 | Edward for his part had to accommodate himself to political and financial realities , and was prepared to compromise with the commons in return for taxes , though he would not give way on the fundamental issue of the right to choose his own councillors . |
| 23 | In a company of men one must not give way ; it is one 's duty not to show fear and if one senses fear in another , automatically one becomes braver . |
| 24 | He tried , and felt himself falling into the tree , confused , unable to find a stance that did not give way into clutching twigs and flailing branches . |
| 25 | Fenella gasped and then thrust her clenched fist into her mouth , because she would not , she emphatically would not give way to polish emotion . |
| 26 | She must not , would not give way now . |
| 27 | I tell Opposition Members that we shall not give way ; we shall retain control over public spending . |
| 28 | That being so , will my right hon. Friend give the House a commitment that he will not give way on that in the discussions next week ? |
| 29 | I shall not give way to the hon. Gentleman at the moment ; not in this speech . |
| 30 | Like the hon. Member for Copeland , I have reduced my time considerably , so I will not give way . |