Example sentences of "[vb base] give [adv] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I HAVE REACHED THIRTY AND I WANT TO GIVE UP SEX'N'DRUGS ‘ N ’ ROCK'N'ROLL . |
| 2 | There may not be much room in the house you are sharing with your parents for a baby , perhaps , or he may be worried about money if you intend giving up work . |
| 3 | The acquisition of Hillmarden House and Alex 's flat , plus the sale of their existing home , made her decide to give up work in June , rather than September . |
| 4 | They tell you to go on with artificial respiration for ever , for long after you 've given up hope . |
| 5 | But as Mrs Charley says : ‘ When you 've given up holidays and worked on a budget as tight as ours then you have to believe in miracles . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ They 've given up boiler suits , ’ said Constance , ‘ some time ago — except for the pregnant ones , and that 's a mistake if you like . ’ |
| 7 | I especially hate pubs since I 've given up smoking ( the spurning of which addiction went completely unnoticed by our friend Stuart ) . |
| 8 | Do you know I 've given up hours and hours of my time to distribute leaflets and address envelopes and argue with miserable people like you who do n't believe anything ? |
| 9 | ‘ I 've given up Sotheby 's . ’ |
| 10 | If patients wish to give up coffee , it is perhaps not a bad thing . |
| 11 | SCIENTISTS from Canada and the United States have given up attempts to agree about what effect acid rain is having on the environment of North America . |
| 12 | So , does that mean , since you have given up painting , that you associate painting with stupidity ? |
| 13 | It was a more acute problem by the time of 2 Peter : chapter 3 of that Letter is specifically directed towards those who have given up hope in the Return of Christ . |
| 14 | Paul 's family in Swindon have given up hope of an early release . |
| 15 | ‘ I have given up hope of racing in the first round at Snetterton , later this month , ’ he admitted . |
| 16 | These have given up part of their holdings to provide GSR with its shareholding . |
| 17 | Others have given up prostitution and joined an organization full-time , like one 19-year-old I worked with . |
| 18 | BANBRIDGE Council has been told that anglers have given up fishing at Loughbrickland Lake because the fish stock has been completely destroyed by cormorants . |
| 19 | And we also have given out food erm and money for food . |
| 20 | Your Committee have given further consideration to the date of the Annual General Meeting of the Society and now recommend that it be held on 4 May 1990 at 7.30 pm at the Community College , Bishop 's Castle . |
| 21 | [ I have given further consideration to your counter proposal to my initial fee proposal and believe it does provide an acceptable basis . ] |
| 22 | The accountant will try to ensure that the band have given enough thought to how long this money is likely to last , and how best to use it until the next payment or earnings are due . |
| 23 | Frank is n't at home , Azul 's unlisted , I try the local paper here but they ca n't or wo n't help and the airlines refuse to give out information on passengers . |
| 24 | ‘ My family has always helped me out , but it 's getting hard , especially as I have to give up work for four months . ’ |