Example sentences of "i [vb past] give [pers pn] up " in BNC.
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| 1 | I had to give it up . |
| 2 | ‘ How 's that scheme of yours coming on ? ’ you might ask him and he would reply with just a little too much nonchalance to sound natural : ‘ Oh , I had to give it up ; we had good reason for thinking that the goons were on to it . ’ |
| 3 | I used to follow a bit but I had to give it up . |
| 4 | Well I was t taking piano lessons , studying for the exams I went over the top , I had to give it up and I did n't go to school then for another eighteen months . |
| 5 | Who said that I had given thee up . |
| 6 | ‘ I had given it up as lost , ’ said Mr Tyson , who lives in South Ruislip , Middlesex . |