Example sentences of "[subord] i give [adv] [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He went on : ‘ I could get more money if I gave up performing for master classes but I do n't continue working for the money . |
| 2 | And then there were the the dose was reduced and then I had to come off them altogether and after twenty nine years of dieting unsuccessfully I gave up dieting and I have n't put on any weight since I gave up dieting ! |
| 3 | Australian sprinter Raeleen Boyle once said that she did n't think she 'd ‘ ever felt totally comfortable with my lifestyle since I gave up running . ’ |
| 4 | The registration plates said it was only two years old but I stopped believing registration plates about two years before I gave up waiting for the tooth fairy . |
| 5 | She was also mightily relieved when I gave up wearing sweaters on TV-am and reverted to jacket and tie . |