Example sentences of "something have 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 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 .
5 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 .
6 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 .
7 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 .
8 The ‘ Penis Landscape ’ controversy fell conveniently at a time when something had to give at the ailing NME .
9 Something had to give .
10 Something had to give and Pink Floyd shed Waters to go it alone as a trio .
11 Heightening emotions to a pitch where something had to give .
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