Example sentences of "[coord] [pron] give [pron] up [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Her eyes drifted shut and she gave herself up to the kiss 's magic , her own lips even more gentle and tentative than his . |
| 2 | His lips seemed to draw out from her all that was sweet , all that was female , and she gave herself up to the moment with an abandon that shocked her . |
| 3 | There was a long moment when she strove to clutch on to her dwindling resistance , then something seemed to make it snap , and she gave herself up to the delicious agony of his touch , helpless in his smouldering embrace . |
| 4 | Just as Christ also loved the church , and he gave himself up for it . |
| 5 | His parents were indignant when they discovered about it and he gave it up through respect for their views . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | But she gave herself up to police and told them her real motive was to win attention for emotional problems . |