Example sentences of "[adj] to give [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some people find it easier to give up with a friend or a group at work . |
| 2 | But he refused to take no for an answer and after a few unseemly tussles Sally decided it was easier to give in and let him explore inside the leg of her panties . |
| 3 | Other MPs also go on the record on Page 2 to give TODAY an astonishing list of threats that caused some to buckle under . |
| 4 | There are some people who think that I was wrong to give away my crown . |
| 5 | Would it be so wrong to give in ? argued the voices in her head . |
| 6 | But d-i-y treatment will go a long way towards keeping rot at bay , and you should be prepared to give freshly exposed cut surfaces of both cladding and battens an extra coat of preservative during installation for extra protection . |
| 7 | There is also likely to be a row over the name Deloitte , which neither party seems prepared to give up . |
| 8 | Very few Branch collecting sheets appear without the names of many cadets , and it is a great encouragement to know that so many are prepared to give up so much of their time to help the Association . |
| 9 | ‘ Space is always available at airports for commercial operations such as shops and bars , but the authorities are not prepared to give up some space for security . ’ |
| 10 | Be prepared to give up your spare bed more than once in 1993 . |
| 11 | Former Spurs and England skipper Gary , 31 , had been prepared to give up his move to Japan . |
| 12 | ‘ I think it is a mark of the whole-hearted dedication of our crews that they are prepared to give up their own time to attend these courses . |
| 13 | She very much doubted Madeleine would be prepared to give up the good time she was having to settle down in the country on Harry 's salary . |
| 14 | I was prepared to give up my parents , and wanted the baby . |
| 15 | Another point to hit home was that in those cases where girls are prepared to give up everything to play on the Tour , they might as well do the job properly . |
| 16 | He 'd been prepared to give up everything for her : Venice , his family , all he 'd achieved … |
| 17 | How many of us would be prepared to give up a year or more of life to pay back a debt from which we never benefitted , to satisfy the banks ? |
| 18 | In order to qualify , therefore , the young person must be prepared to give up his course if a suitable job opportunity is offered . |
| 19 | Gilford , a 27-year-old from Crewe , is so keen to make the European team that he would even be prepared to give up any invitation he might receive to compete in the US Open this year . |
| 20 | However , doubt arose over whether Kazakhstan was prepared to give up the nuclear weapons on its territory , as it had earlier stated and as Yeltsin was assuring it would . |
| 21 | The conclusion must be that neither side of industry was prepared to give up the old ways of doing things to achieve full employment . |
| 22 | Now he 's prepared to give up his day job to chase the dream . |
| 23 | HARTLEPOOL United are not prepared to give up their fight for a Third Division promotion play-off place . |
| 24 | With all these promotions you must be prepared to give away quite large numbers of the product . |
| 25 | He felt that , with a wife and child to support , he should be paid what he was worth , and he made it clear that he was not prepared to give in when he thought he had a good case . |
| 26 | Now , because she needed something from him , she was prepared to give in . |
| 27 | Constance , whose confidence was growing daily , was not prepared to give in to Nicky 's wishes merely because of his sex . |
| 28 | Wilson attempted to mediate between the powers to end the war , but neither side was prepared to give in . |
| 29 | When we meet , we seem to go in circles ; we 're great at telling the others how wrong they are or how to solve the problem , but we are not prepared to give in a bit and make the necessary compromises . |
| 30 | This once I am prepared to give in . ’ |