Example sentences of "[vb past] he give [adv prt] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | To the very last he consulted his own common sense rather than the orders of his doctors whom he detested because they advised him to give up the roast meats that he loved . |
| 2 | When Kemalpasazade presented himself to Hacihasanzade and requested that he be appointed to the Taslik ( Ali Bey ) medrese in Edirne which was then vacant , Hacihasanzade urged him to give up the thought of receiving a medrese and to accept an appointment to a kadilik instead . |
| 3 | His quest for adventure led him to give up the business and sail around the world with a friend in 1980 — but disaster struck . |
| 4 | How much help did he give in the house ? |
| 5 | His injuries forced him to give up the coveted mount on Cool Ground . |
| 6 | A former bus driver , illness forced him to give up the DIAL office at Kingsley which he ran successfully for two years . |
| 7 | There was a receipt showing that after lack of money forced him to give up the flat , in 1989 , he bought a luxury caravan . |
| 8 | Persistent ill health induced him to give up the surveyorship at Christ 's Hospital in January 1816 and that of the Bethlehem Hospital the following year . |