Example sentences of "has [vb pp] way to a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The generation which designed cantilevered structures for Jane Russell , had Marilyn looking permanently over-ripe and arranged a sexual encounter between Jane Fonda and machinery , has given way to a society which is hooked on fitness . |
| 2 | The violence of the Demoiselles has given way to a mood of gravity : the monumental figures appear to be in reverie or slumber . |
| 3 | Here the bargaining stage has given way to a period of time when you feel it is just not possible to cope with the situation and the future looks bleak . |
| 4 | Africa has given way to a sit-com 's happy mum , happy dad , happy kids . |
| 5 | In the later 1980s , the predominance of the short , ‘ continuing education ’ event has given way to a polarisation between formal ‘ educational ’ programmes , such as Certificates in Management Studies and MBAs , and informal work-place , problem-solving learning , often associated with consultancy . |