Example sentences of "[prep] [noun sg] gave [noun sg] to [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Scuds of rain gave way to sun as we got near to the end of the loch . |
| 2 | The next day their feelings of joy gave way to dismay . |
| 3 | Immediately , the sense of distance gave way to intimacy and detail . |
| 4 | Over the centuries the age of steam gave way to electricity , wooden casks changed places with metal kegs , horse drays yielded to motor lorries , barges to road tankers . |
| 5 | The industrial revolution changed the scene dramatically and animals for transport gave way to horses kept for sport and pleasure while the success of veterinary surgeons in raising the health standards of agricultural animals ensured that their services would remain in demand . |
| 6 | These in turn gave way to stereo , cassettes , CDs . |