Example sentences of "[not/n't] [verb] way " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , the following day , when the floorboards were removed to examine the beam , it was found to be so deeply cracked in two places that they ascribed the fact that it had not given way to a ‘ wonder of [ God 's ] providence ’ . |
| 2 | I have not given way to Opposition Members — |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | It has to tell China where it will not give way , and then start ( as Mr Hurd first threatened ) to walk away . |
| 6 | I must not give way to it , because it is so unlike me and quite causeless . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 ? |
| 9 | 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 ? |
| 10 | Demand the absolute top limit and do not give way too easily . |
| 11 | ‘ 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | One must not give way to despair . |
| 14 | That door would not give way without some sort of battering-ram . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | Fenella gasped and then thrust her clenched fist into her mouth , because she would not , she emphatically would not give way to polish emotion . |
| 19 | She must not , would not give way now . |
| 20 | I tell Opposition Members that we shall not give way ; we shall retain control over public spending . |
| 21 | 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 ? |
| 22 | I shall not give way to the hon. Gentleman at the moment ; not in this speech . |
| 23 | Like the hon. Member for Copeland , I have reduced my time considerably , so I will not give way . |
| 24 | No , I will not give way . |
| 25 | I will not give way . |
| 26 | I think that I heard the Minister of State say that he would not give way . |
| 27 | No , I shall not give way . |
| 28 | I shall not give way as I am responding specifically to the hon. Gentleman 's speech . |
| 29 | No , I will not give way . |
| 30 | I shall not give way , as I have already done so several times . |