Example sentences of "[adv] gave [noun sg] to [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But her early surge soon gave way to predictable ring-rust after five years off the professional circuit . |
| 2 | Well away from the motorway now , each new place quickly gave way to further forest and , just as Jenna was beginning to be lulled into a strange peace by the dappled sunlight of the place , the soothing green of nature , the car turned on to a narrow road and began to climb steadily . |
| 3 | THE RULING body of the Conservative Party yesterday gave way to rank-and-file pressure and moved a step nearer to sanctioning official party candidates in Northern Ireland . |
| 4 | At first it was filled with gases that modern organisms would find highly toxic , such as ammonia and possibly hydrogen cyanide — though these are the gases that probably gave rise to organic life . |
| 5 | It also probably gave rise to considerable north-westerly directed overthrusting in the Highland area , including the great Moine Thrust itself . |
| 6 | In many areas local services were provided by numerous different authorities , which often gave rise to acute co-ordination problems . |