Example sentences of "[vb past] [verb] [pron] [vb mod] give " in BNC.
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| 1 | The fish made several deep dives and I began to wonder who would give up first , me or the cod . |
| 2 | After all , ’ she said with mockery in her voice , ‘ you did say you 'd give Una her dowry when she got married . ’ |
| 3 | As she talked Eva revealed it was not just that she was coming back to God , but that she had realised she must give her whole self to him for the ministry . |
| 4 | He had said he would give up freelancing and get a regular job on a trade magazine or something . |
| 5 | They looked together at the one about the woman who had said she would give anything for a child , of any kind , even a hedgehog , and had duly given birth to a monster , half-hedgehog , half-boy . |
| 6 | But she also knew that if Jake and Janice could offer the happy home that Jake had promised she would give up her own claim in an instant . |
| 7 | She had thought she 'd give Maura 's long blonde hair a few good tugs , a scratch or two on her face , and then home to tea , basking in the other girls ' admiration . |
| 8 | ‘ I 've stopped because I had hoped you 'd give me an explanation . ’ |
| 9 | 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 . |