Example sentences of "give in [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | THE owner of a Newtownards pub targeted by loyalist bombers because it hosted folk music sessions has vowed that he will not give in to terrorist threats . |
| 2 | She could n't give in to intimidation . |
| 3 | One must n't give in to pessimism , and it 's pointless to look too far ahead , but in a couple of years she wo n't even be legal . |
| 4 | Do n't give in to tears and special pleadings . |
| 5 | Of course Mr Brooke and the others at the Northern Ireland Office wo n't give in to terrorism . |
| 6 | Pub owner vows he will not give in to threats |
| 7 | It would be good for the Hong Kong citizens , and it would be inconsistent for Thatcher not to do this , since she has said , for the Falklands , that a people should be able to choose their own government , and we should n't give in to dictatorships . |
| 8 | Must n't give in to vandals , must we ? |
| 9 | Why should girls give in to boys all the time ? |
| 10 | Do n't give in to comments such as ‘ You are very choosy ’ , or are ‘ always turning down work ’ , or even ‘ Do you really want to work ? ’ . |
| 11 | 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 ? |
| 12 | The child was observed through a one-way screen to see whether he or she would resist or give in to temptation ( i.e. pick up the more attractive , but forbidden , toy ) . |
| 13 | Please be strong tonight — do n't give in to temptation . |
| 14 | and then , the ceiling turns into a sky , and then a , this sort of head and shoulders of a woman er , compassionate woman , an arm reaches through , and a , and a face comes , and er , she says , erm er , and it says , my child do n't give in to temptation . |
| 15 | Of course , I am not suggesting that women should give in to biology ( perish the thought ) , but that PMS is not quite the pathological state that a few health experts would appear to be suggesting . |
| 16 | Should I too give Jacob my maidservant , Zilpah , or should I give in to Rachel ? |