Example sentences of "give up " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you came from Mexico , he said , you would give up this shallow cynicism and understand just how important it is to keep the bookshops open , to keep the galleries open , even to keep the opera houses open . |
| 2 | Her husband was due to retire then and they had decided that they would both give up work at the same time . |
| 3 | She felt like a bad child , a bad little girl who would n't give up . |
| 4 | It 's not just the medical attention that 's first class either ; there 's a gym , so you wo n't give up your exercise routine will you , darling ? |
| 5 | Could I give up , here ? |
| 6 | He said this summer that as he gradually wound down his involvement in sport , Henley would be the last thing he would give up . |
| 7 | Portugal announced earlier this year that it would give up to 130,000 passports to people born in Macao before 1981 . |
| 8 | If they succeed , they will give up the last vestiges of the party state and refute the criticisms that they are only interested in the power and money accumulated by the Communists over the past 40 years , without accepting any blame for their actions . |
| 9 | She must , however , give up work before the start of the sixth week before the EWC if she is to get SMP for the full eighteen weeks . |
| 10 | I can not stand it any longer , if someone does not come to me I will give up and be miserable for ever and perhaps go home of my own accord , write or wire to Uncle C. and say you are coming at once pleas darling , and come on Saturday or I will give up altogether and always wretched . |
| 11 | I can not stand it any longer , if someone does not come to me I will give up and be miserable for ever and perhaps go home of my own accord , write or wire to Uncle C. and say you are coming at once pleas darling , and come on Saturday or I will give up altogether and always wretched . |
| 12 | You do n't want to work hard for a year establishing your act , get offered a tour , and then find that your drummer wo n't give up his milk round . |
| 13 | And even then her flesh would not give up its alien growth without a struggle . |
| 14 | When he was approached to run British Aerospace the government insisted he should give up the directorship of W$G , but Pearce , displaying his usual resolve , would n't hear of it . |
| 15 | I could n't go on living in a place where I was no use , ’ she spoke with the quietness and desperate authority of someone who had discovered they could give up no more ground and live . |
| 16 | The fish made several deep dives and I began to wonder who would give up first , me or the cod . |
| 17 | That 's why it is so important that we do n't give up for an instant . |
| 18 | Friends considered him so depressed during this period that they were even beginning to think the unthinkable — that he might give up and turn his back on society and all its ills , and do what he would have really chosen to do with his life : be a country squire . |
| 19 | ‘ Can you give up your car ? ’ asked the Guardian not very long ago . |
| 20 | Dr El-Essawy , of the more moderate Muslims , said Mr Rushdie only had to withdraw the book and Muslims would give up their campaign . |
| 21 | The minister disagreed with Lord Carlisle 's recommendation that the Home Secretary should give up his veto over decisions by the Parole Board in cases involving ‘ the worst kind of offenders ’ . |
| 22 | Clearly upset , the 51-year-old entrepreneur said that his group would not give up the fight . |
| 23 | He can work towards a peace that does not entail Israel leaving the West Bank ; he can force Israel out of the West Bank by applying economic pressure ; he can give up altogether ; or he can try to break that Likud armlock on Israeli politics . |
| 24 | So Mr Baker can either give up , or he can work at weakening Likud . |
| 25 | French ministers must give up their seats to substitutes , who then have to wait a month before they may vote . |
| 26 | Did you know I feel that if I thought ( and if you ever did , I should know it as soon as the thought had crossed your brain ) you doubted my perfect love , truth , sincerity and striving for goodness , I must indeed give up all the good I have gained , and gain daily , by your love and mine . |
| 27 | He would n't give up . |
| 28 | ‘ Do n't you dare give up yet ! ’ |
| 29 | It looked as if we had won this initial bout but men like Swire Sugden do n't give up that easily . |
| 30 | Otley , I know , will never give up . |