Example sentences of "give way under " in BNC.
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| 1 | 5 The attacker 's legs give way under the pressure and he sinks to the floor . |
| 2 | The pins are designed to give way under pressure , allowing damaged engines to fall free and avoid wrecking the aircraft . |
| 3 | Suddenly , above the shouting , shots and noise of battle , the neighing of horses , creaking wheels and ringing harness , came the sound they had all been dreading : the thin , sharp crackle of ice giving way under strain . |
| 4 | Only a few moments later , a pew gave way under the weight of so many people sitting on it . |
| 5 | The predominance of secure full-time jobs gave way under pressure of high unemployment , weakened trade unions , rising female employment , and the removal of labour market restrictions , to a more flexible workforce , which we can categorize as comprising part-time workers ( conventionally defined as undertaking less than 30 hours per week ) , home workers or home-based workers , temporary staff , and the self-employed ( frequently undertaking work sub-contracted from normal employers ) ; some of these people may be undertaking a ‘ second job ’ in addition to their main one . |
| 6 | It also rapidly became very wet , as the two lavatories gave way under the torrent from the streets . |
| 7 | It gave way under his weight . |
| 8 | However , science springs ultimately from the human urge to truth , and dogmatism eventually gives way under this impetus . |
| 9 | Several of the planks , including those that had given way under Harry 's weight , had without that beam 's support simply been hanging out in space , resting like a seesaw over the previous beam but otherwise supported only by the tight fit of each plank against the next . |
| 10 | It was as if Andrus 's legs had given way under him . |