Example sentences of "give in to the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Celia kept slipping and Liza kept telling herself she was ridiculous to have given in to the child . |
| 2 | At the end of it , just before Myeloski had given in to the rough flight conditions , Duncan had come to realize how sharp the policeman was , how through his individual approach he had put together clues that most others would have missed . |
| 3 | President Berisha , however , has given in to the nationalists over the question of property restitution . |
| 4 | Still , Huy had answered Surere 's summons , had even given in to the messenger 's insistence that they travel in the closed rickshaw , so that he would not be able to tell where they were going . |
| 5 | Resident outside the airfield 's motel for nearly 30 years , it was beginning to look very much the worse for wear and , as other Ouragons have given in to the ravages of time , attract the nearest of museums . |
| 6 | You want er you want a letter carried by hand and given in to the hand of Douglas MacArthur ? |
| 7 | For a moment she 'd been on the verge of telling Penny why she was in such a hurry , but the moment passed , and she was glad she had n't given in to the impulse . |
| 8 | ‘ Even though PDAG is not to be abolished until next April , it seems members have already given in to the Tories . |
| 9 | Whatever may have been threatened or done , do not give in to the bully and do not keep whatever has happened to yourself . |
| 10 | Association chief executive Frank Clark said : ‘ We say we wo n't give in to the IRA and yet the police say they can not guarantee the safety of a manager at a football match . ’ |
| 11 | Try to hold these contradictory memories together : do n't give in to the temptation to simplify your experience by discarding one important aspect of it . |
| 12 | He drew her to him , so that her head was near his waist , in a stiff sort of way because she did not give in to the embrace . |
| 13 | ‘ I want to send out a very strong message today , ’ he had said , ‘ one thing I learned when I was young is that you do n't give in to the village bully . |
| 14 | Coun Arthur Taylor said there was no planning opposition so they should not give in to the vandals by refusing the application . |
| 15 | If you give in to the fears which are projected onto the inner screen of your mind , you make your intentions to overcome them impossible and you will be weighed down by your past failures , finding you lack the courage to confront the problem or the person who in the past has won over you . |
| 16 | She just wanted to sink back into the dream and give in to the lovely floating sensation . |
| 17 | If she ever believed that of him , she would weaken , give in to the powerful attraction , and then she would have to admit there were emotions behind that attraction , emotions that would lead her into heartbreak . |
| 18 | people are told to go and have a cold shower and not give in to the weakness |
| 19 | not give in to the weakness |
| 20 | ‘ Parents give in to the moaning , and sometimes ignore you , giving you the silent treatment . ’ |
| 21 | I said would you two give in to the collection ? |
| 22 | This new dialectical relationship between spectator and screen image led some critics and film-makers to make large claims for the avant-garde film as inherently more progressive and political , because of its self-reflexiveness and because of its refusal to give in to the tendency of mainstream film to construct an ‘ imaginary identity ’ . |
| 23 | After two exhausting hours we had to give in to the flames . |
| 24 | It refused to give in to the authority of Rome and the Church . |
| 25 | Ted Walker astonishes with his honesty , and this autobiography bubbles with sane optimism , a refusal ever to give in to the temptations of self-pity . |
| 26 | It has been easier in the past to give in to the child 's demands , so learning to set limits across all aspects of the child 's behaviour can be critical for coping with the battles about food . |
| 27 | As the carriage rolled down the driveway , Emily looked straight ahead , holding herself erect , determined not to give in to the tears that threatened to overflow . |
| 28 | By introducing tough new health warnings and refusing to give in to the tobacco industry 's demands , Mr Waldegrave has already shown himself to be the most effective Health Minister since Sir George Young 's short tenure . |
| 29 | Checking and rechecking her figures , she had no time to give in to the promptings of the irrational . |
| 30 | It went on so long that finally I did undress and started to give in to the sleep I could feel coming on me . |