Example sentences of "i gave [adv prt] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Bishop Burnet I gave up with even more regret than the ‘ place . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ When the proposals failed , I gave up on the profession and have not set foot in the Institute since , but it is characteristic of Bill 's commitment that he has carried on regardless . ’ |
| 3 | So I gave up on the idea of girls until I was about fifteen , when I suppose my hormones calmed down a bit . |
| 4 | I gave up on myself . ’ |
| 5 | After a disastrous relationship in my early twenties in which the woman made me feel like a rapist , I gave up on the idea of sex and women . |
| 6 | ‘ I gave up on you in the end and bought some myself . ’ |
| 7 | I gave up at half a dozen , desultorily checked a few share prices and failed to read more than two paragraphs of an article on the gilt-edged market . |
| 8 | Now that my South African ban has been lifted , I want to reclaim the No 1 spot I gave up in 1989 and it will be interesting to see how Tuffers reacts to the challenge . |
| 9 | ‘ I gave off to him about not brushing his hair . |
| 10 | After about a year I gave in to the pull and discovered that fatherhood has made me a much more serious person . |
| 11 | I gave in to that later on in the '80s , by trying to be more conventional and blending in a bit more , and actually I should n't have done that . ’ |
| 12 | I gave in to it . |
| 13 | I was feeling low and I gave in to a mad impulse . ’ |