Example sentences of "have give up [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | BUILDING tycoon Sir Lawrie Barratt has given up on Chancellor Norman Lamont 's feeble attempts to halt the recession . |
| 2 | Creamy crab cocktail was fine , but the smoked fish pie it 's only meat pies we 've given up for Lent was n't so much smoked as immolated . |
| 3 | ‘ No thanks Dee , I 've given up on climbing , it 's a bit boring . ’ |
| 4 | It had been his mind , not his feet , that had given up at Royston — the mind which foolishly recognized the right of the feet to protest . |
| 5 | He had given up in despair . |
| 6 | The unit reports to IBM president Jack Kuehler with the mission to retain as customers those users worldwide that have given up on mainframes altogether and are moving to open systems . |
| 7 | I 've got a handout for this one , What would you and your family have to give up in retirement if you 'd made inadequate provision ? |