Example sentences of "gave up the [noun] of [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Does my right hon. Friend know that I gave up the opportunity of becoming a solicitor like the hon. Member for Glasgow , Garscadden ( Mr. Dewar ) because accountants put the losses on the right and the profits on the left ? |
| 2 | Jubilant , most gave up the idea of protesting in the freezing temperatures again , but approximately 1,000 persisted with their plan . |
| 3 | The Plymouth merchants gave up the idea of founding a northern colony , though they were interested in the prospects for fishing and they traded with the Indians along the coastline . |
| 4 | I do n't think Irina gave up the idea of finding me a suitable partner , until Bill died . |
| 5 | Even after the fall of the hated Poitevins in 1234 , ‘ Henry III in no wise gave up the policy of making his household the centre of the administration of the State ’ . |