Example sentences of "to give in [prep] [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 | he 's either up the stairs well he came down one night right enough he was talking to his girl on the phone , she phones him through the week and er he was a bit depressed because he he had n't the money , he 's , he 's on the and he has n't really the money to give in for housekeeping plus try and get driving lessons and his daddy wo n't let him |