Example sentences of "i give up [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ca n't you with all those trees up the top , I give up on it . |
| 2 | I give up on them . |
| 3 | I give up on them all . |
| 4 | I du n no , I 'm just , I give up on her anyway ! |
| 5 | I give up after an hour of civilisational water-treading , hit Store and slope off to bed . |
| 6 | I said yes , but I do n't think it was actually Jason Donovan , oh it was , yes , it was Jason Donovan and I 've got the paper all along , I give up in the end . |
| 7 | Bishop Burnet I gave up with even more regret than the ‘ place . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 9 | So I gave up on the idea of girls until I was about fifteen , when I suppose my hormones calmed down a bit . |
| 10 | I gave up on myself . ’ |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | ‘ I gave up on you in the end and bought some myself . ’ |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | 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 . |