Example sentences of "[art] [noun] have [adv] given [adv prt] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Since the mid-1980s , however , when the EC started dumping beef , the merchants have increasingly given up . |
| 2 | Or perhaps the car has really given up and it 's time for a new , or good second-hand one . |
| 3 | Overall , when the children on the course were compared to those in the control groups , it was found that none of them had taken up smoking and some who had been using snuff before the start of the programme had now given up . |
| 4 | YOUR article suggesting the Queen has now given up on Charles and Diana being the next king and queen of England was fascinating . |
| 5 | The Governor has effectively given up control of the Bermudian police to the local government , though he still retains the right to be consulted . |
| 6 | For example , what are the support needs of a step-family where the step-mother has recently given up work , had a new baby , where there are two sets of step-children in pre-puberty and puberty who have just changed house and schools , where one set of children have a good relationship with the non-custodial parent and the others do not ? |
| 7 | The company that had previously tried to fix the pool had finally given up , so Enterprise was called in to the rescue . |
| 8 | For their part , the Muslims had already given up their claim to reunion with Syria as their price for participation in government under the Covenant . |
| 9 | At the bottom end of the educational scale I remember so very clearly the instances — and there were far too many of them for my peace of mind — where the school had virtually given up in the face of difficulties . |
| 10 | A traveller who has come from a nearby town , where the Romans have already given out their orders ( low to equal status ) . |
| 11 | At this time Klaus announced that he would stand for the post of Czech ( rather than federal ) Prime Minister , a move described by the Independent of June 19 as the " clearest possible sign that the Czechs have finally given up on the federation which they had fought for " . |