Example sentences of "i gave [pers pn] up " in BNC.
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| 1 | So I gave them up , gave them all up . |
| 2 | I was never given the chance to write Stephen a letter explaining why I gave him up for when he is older or anything . |
| 3 | I thought that I was being stupid , so I gave it up . |
| 4 | I really got embarrassed collecting my dole , and in the end I gave it up . |
| 5 | I would have had another one on the third day as well , but I gave it up for the opportunity to go rabbiting with the lad who worked for Brian . |
| 6 | I gave it up and sat still , content to watch . |
| 7 | I missed it when I gave it up to get married . |
| 8 | ‘ Oh , I gave it up ages ago . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ I gave it up . |
| 10 | ‘ I gave it up , it gave me up . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ But it was too much hard work and sacrifice , so I gave it up when I was sixteen . |
| 12 | But when it stopped being a thrill , I gave it up . ’ |
| 13 | I remember me getting up about three o'clock in the morning I heard the wind and I got up to look at the stack yard and start to put er bits of pit props and that into the nets and and and the wind was getting that strong the pit props was going flying over me head and I gave it up and made for and it 's certainly not a very high door at Greenspot but or a very big door but it took me all my time to get the door closed . |