Example sentences of "[vb mod] [adv] [vb infin] way to " in BNC.
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| 1 | I must not give way to it , because it is so unlike me and quite causeless . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | One must not give way to despair . |
| 4 | Judicial notions of justice must generally give way to those expressed by Parliament where they are inconsistent . |
| 5 | But then it is only a presumption ; and , as such , it must always give way to the language used if it is clear , and also to all counter presumptions which may legitimately be had in view in determining , on ordinary principles , the true meaning and intent of the legislation . |
| 6 | People have to earn your respect and just because they have a big desk , long title or an impressive uniform it does n't mean you should automatically give way to their judgements and decisions . |
| 7 | People have to earn your respect and just because they have a big desk , long title or an impressive uniform it does n't mean you should automatically give way to their judgements and decisions . |
| 8 | Unfettered competition of dog eat dog policies must surely give way to positive employment policies and achieve what desired , a society set free from idleness . |
| 9 | But their interests should surely give way to the greater public good in enhancing confidence in the integrity and fairness of the capital markets . |
| 10 | Having the capacity of a CD-ROM at its disposal means that palmtop textual databases may soon give way to multimedia . |
| 11 | At the same time yes I I 'll happily give way to the honourable gentleman . |
| 12 | The importance of Leigh is that the court was prepared to treat the " open justice " principle as a rule of law which could be asserted by a journalist against a discretionary policy , rather than as a desirable state of affairs which could nonetheless give way to judicial convenience . |
| 13 | It was a name that would swiftly give way to his , once his heroism and navigational skill were recognized back home . |
| 14 | Fenella gasped and then thrust her clenched fist into her mouth , because she would not , she emphatically would not give way to polish emotion . |
| 15 | I shall not give way to the hon. Gentleman at the moment ; not in this speech . |
| 16 | No , I shall not give way to the hon. Gentleman . |
| 17 | I shall not give way to my hon. Friend , as I believe that I have done so once already and I have only a little time left . |
| 18 | I wish to go through the argument and then I shall willingly give way to the hon. Gentleman . |
| 19 | I see that she does , so I shall certainly give way to her . |
| 20 | If I am not held up too much , I will gladly give way to the hon. Gentleman . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | We will not give way to those who mistakenly believe that power grows out of the barrel of a gun . |
| 23 | But his beautiful mother Forbids him to go , will not give way to his wishes . |
| 24 | Temporary planetary instability will soon give way to a more tranquil period . |
| 25 | power considerations will usually give way to efficiency — at least in profit-making enterprises , if observations are taken at sufficiently long intervals [ … |
| 26 | I will always give way to the hon. Gentleman . |
| 27 | Mr. Galbraith : I will certainly give way to the honerable and learned Gentleman , who looks like a bus conductor in that outfit . |
| 28 | With regret , I can not give way to the hon. Gentleman on this occasion . |
| 29 | Then you can gradually give way to your instinct for describing the purely ridiculous event that can seem extraordinarily funny . |