Example sentences of "have long given [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She sensed that Edna had long given up hope of Celia herself having any children . |
| 2 | She had long given up the tussle with French and lapsed into straight English ( which Therese , damn it , was supposed to understand ) . |
| 3 | Zen had long given up trying to understand . |
| 4 | I myself have long given up any hope of a more permanent relationship . ’ |
| 5 | Moving to the ‘ library of the future ’ , many libraries have long given up their comprehensive collecting aspirations : they purchase selectively and rely on access , for example through interlending and document supply , and also on access to bibliographic and other electronic information sources . |