Example sentences of "to give [adv] to [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Angrily she dashed the tears away with the back of one hand , refusing to give in to weakness and self-pity . |
| 2 | It is therefore folly to give in to behaviour of this kind , and you should try to prevent it by being aware of the situation when it may arise and not responding as the dog demands . |
| 3 | But it does carry a corollary which is fundamental : namely , that for democracy to give in to terrorism is to undermine its own deepest foundation . |
| 4 | Not to give in to temptation , no matter what form it takes . |
| 5 | SOUTH AFRICA 'S under-fire coach John Williams refused to give in to pressure as the row over the Springboks ’ rugby tour of France deepened last night . |
| 6 | She resisted all temptations to give in to homesickness : she had been given the choice between staying at home and starting a new life , and having chosen the latter she was determined to enjoy every waking minute to the full . |
| 7 | The point is that it is very easy , when you live alone , to give in to compulsion . |
| 8 | If the country and the House have refused , since then , to give in to terror — despite all the horrors that have been inflicted against humanity on the mainland and , especially , in Northern Ireland — why should the leadership of the Provisional IRA and its fellow travellers , wherever they may be found , conclude that we shall give in to terror during the next 21 years ? |
| 9 | Could we please NOT exchange presents this Christmas — has such dreadful expenses because of and I should prefer to give more to charity than I anyway do . |
| 10 | The forms need to show the maximum possible numbers to include everyone on role at any time between January and December — please return them at or before the Reunion , but let us know verbally as soon as possible of any major changes — the office likes to give up to date information to enquirers . |
| 11 | To ensure continuity and to give more necessary practice ( further consolidation ) , appropriate homework or a task should be given at the end of each lesson , or at least once or twice a week , depending on the amount of time the student is able or prepared to give up to home study . |
| 12 | Agriculture has fewer and fewer workers to give up to industry or the tertiary sector , and short-term migrant or daily labour has steadily declined from a peak in the 1960s . |