Example sentences of "[verb] way to [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This material will be passed to civilian inventories controlled by Minatom , the ministry of atomic energy ; counting bombs will give way to accounting for material . |
| 2 | ‘ There are 11 players who can not wait to get this game started and as soon as those Scotland jerseys are pulled over our heads the dream of playing against the world champions will give way to proving individual worth , ’ said Robertson . |
| 3 | So it was that on a golden autumn evening , towards mid-September of 1937 , I came to write my -30- to a career of journalism cum radio , and sat watching the flatness of the prairies give way to rising foothills as the twin-engined CPR ‘ Dominion ’ crawled westward up the slopes of the mountain . |
| 4 | Meanwhile the post-war boom gave way to mounting and menacing unemployment , while the rootlessness of Lloyd George 's policies , both at home and abroad , became increasingly apparent to those who were undazzled by his personality . |
| 5 | In fact , it was a stubborn virginity , which took all his strength to remove ; while he wrought at it she gave way to wailing , then it broke at last , a cry ; perhaps the only natural sound Emily had ever made in face of the only reality that had ever assailed her . |
| 6 | But then the smiles had given way to whispering . |