Example sentences of "something [verb] give " in BNC.
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| 1 | Something has to give . |
| 2 | If the House of Commons is not inclined to accept the Lords amendments , something has to give if the Bill is not to fail . |
| 3 | But , ’ she added , ‘ It 's becoming obvious — even to the West — that something has to give . |
| 4 | Completer finisher well if you want something done give it to the completer finisher . |
| 5 | He looked at her unyielding face , and something seemed to give in his own as he gave way to frustration and bad temper , let alone physical exhaustion . |
| 6 | Since Neath were without five of their Welsh squad members , including their inspirational leader Kevin Phillips , when something had to give it was the home side . |
| 7 | Poor passing gave Cardiff several reprieves , but something had to give and in the 15th minute , Julian Williams sent Lewis over from a five-yard scrum , Stephens adding the conversion . |
| 8 | Poor passing gave Cardiff several reprieves , but something had to give and in the 15th minute , Julian Williams sent Lewis over from a five-yard scrum , Stephens adding the conversion . |
| 9 | The social workers commented that in this very ‘ stuck ’ situation something had to give to get any movement ; it was necessary to encourage the daughter to take the independence she should have had many years ago . |
| 10 | The ‘ Penis Landscape ’ controversy fell conveniently at a time when something had to give at the ailing NME . |
| 11 | Something had to give . |
| 12 | Something had to give and Pink Floyd shed Waters to go it alone as a trio . |
| 13 | Heightening emotions to a pitch where something had to give . |
| 14 | I used to sit in my living room with my mouth open , eyes raised to heaven waiting for something to happen to give me this new boldness and this ability to speak in tongues which seemed often to accompany the events in Acts . |