Example sentences of "gave up [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The gang eventually gave up after a priest intervened . |
| 2 | ‘ You gave up that pipe several weeks ago . |
| 3 | I gave up because I felt insulted . |
| 4 | I tried the game years ago and gave up because I was so bad . |
| 5 | I used to be a hunt supporter , I used to be a hunt follower I gave up because I object to an attitude of a society of people that life is disposable having seen wounded fox hounds and that is the proper term having seen wounded fox hounds despatched with a revolver because they 've got a broken leg having charged full pelt across a public road and hit a motor car coming the other way and fortunately not injured the occupants of the motor car having seen the damage that a pack of hounds in full cry can do to land that they are not entitled to be upon because fox hounds ca n't read . |
| 6 | She gave up because she really did n't have the strength to fight . |
| 7 | I just feel he gave up when he got in that home . |
| 8 | But they gave up when they failed to obtain financial assistance from the British government . |
| 9 | There was no sound of a human voice enquiring for his safety ; he shouted that he was safe , but gave up when he got no re-assuring reply ; he wondered if his friends had reached safety or had been caught under the falling rock . |
| 10 | The Guard Regiment formed by Nkrumah for his protection fought the mutineers and only gave up when they threatened to kill Nkrumah 's wife and three infants . |
| 11 | Well , this was a cue for music and more sherry , and I gave up as Boy Darren wiggled his hips , and my Basil and Jan swapped dressmaking hints . |
| 12 | Got out paper and pencil to try and think through the implications of what he had just seen , then gave up and started off home . |
| 13 | She gave up and rode on . |
| 14 | After just three races the team gave up and started to work on something smaller and lighter . |
| 15 | Gifford never gave up and seemed to be making an appreciable dent on the gap , but at the winning post Foinavon was still fifteen lengths in front . |
| 16 | At the third attempt I gave up and hailed a taxi . |
| 17 | Sam gave up and stopped walking . |
| 18 | They gave up and chased after him through the thin trees . |
| 19 | The harried men tried to keep order but finally gave up and let us take over . |
| 20 | After about an hour I gave up and retired to the Met Office , very much put out . |
| 21 | Putting the ‘ corpse ’ down , she gave up and was gazing sadly at the small body when , about two minutes after its ‘ death ’ , it suddenly took a few very deep breaths and started to move about . |
| 22 | Eventually she gave up and decided to keep pigs instead . |
| 23 | Larry gave up and left the room and threw himself on to an armchair in the living-room . |
| 24 | After calling Willie several times and getting no response , he eventually gave up and tapped him on the shoulder . |
| 25 | He gave up and looked inside the case . |
| 26 | Finally he gave up and clambered out of bed . |
| 27 | Battling Leigh never gave up and were rewarded with a late try from Andy Collier , converted by Simon Baldwin . |
| 28 | After several tries she gave up and wept a pool of panicky , frustrated tears . |
| 29 | They laid Victor on the floor of their shack and prayed for him , but Victor , realising that nothing could be done just gave up and refused to eat . |
| 30 | Reed delayed filming his scenes in the hope that Brando might change his mind , but finally he gave up and quit . |