Example sentences of "[verb] in to temptation " in BNC.
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| 1 | The child was observed through a one-way screen to see whether he or she would resist or give in to temptation ( i.e. pick up the more attractive , but forbidden , toy ) . |
| 2 | Please be strong tonight — do n't give in to temptation . |
| 3 | and then , the ceiling turns into a sky , and then a , this sort of head and shoulders of a woman er , compassionate woman , an arm reaches through , and a , and a face comes , and er , she says , erm er , and it says , my child do n't give in to temptation . |
| 4 | Not to give in to temptation , no matter what form it takes . |
| 5 | If that decision is the right one , then the spirit can progress to the next lesson ; if the person gives in to temptation , then the spirit has to be faced with that choice again and again ( either later in that same life or perhaps in a future one ) until the right decision is reached . |
| 6 | Afraid she might doze off if she gave in to temptation and lay down on the bed , she sat down instead on the room 's only chair , and picked up a book , absorbing not a single word as she waited for the sounds that would mean he was turning in for the night . |
| 7 | Weakly , she gave in to temptation . |