Example sentences of "i give [adv prt] [v-ing] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Neil Kinnock does n't actually smoke , and neither do I. I gave up smoking on 1 January ; since then I have smoked well over 100 cigarettes . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | ‘ I gave up worrying about Florian 's women years ago , ’ she responded automatically , her cynicism where Florian 's personal affairs were concerned so complete it had almost become tolerance . |
| 4 | Well yes , but let me say that I gave up going to auditions well before I became well known through The History Man , on television . |
| 5 | 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 . |