Example sentences of "[prep] [adv] give [adv prt] " in BNC.

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1 They had to perhaps give up their pots and pans , or they were supposed to .
2 At first the simple machines available could only detect down a few inches , and — amongst other operating difficulties — encounters with tufts of grass caused them to constantly give off false signals .
3 I 'm not going to just give up my — ’
4 I also expect the companies selling them to finally give up and start calling them computers — which , of course , is what they are .
5 It is realized that some teachers have had to temporarily give up teaching for various reasons and the longer one is out of teaching the harder it is to build up confidence to teach again .
6 TO really give up smoking .
7 I used to even give up my lunch hours so that I could come home and take the dog out !
8 Struggling out of dependence in order to freely give up your independence .
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