Example sentences of "[adj] [prep] giving up " in BNC.
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| 1 | She discovered that she was afraid of getting close , afraid of being betrayed , afraid of finding that a relationship did not solve all her problems , afraid of feeling trapped , afraid of ‘ disappearing ’ as a person , afraid of admitting that men were not all bad , afraid of losing her friends , afraid of having no more goals in life , afraid of giving up her unhappiness , afraid he might die , afraid of feeling dependent , afraid of sexual intimacy , afraid of letting go of the past , afraid that reality would not match up to the glorious fantasy … . |
| 2 | Is it any different from giving up a liberty to smoke ? |
| 3 | There was nothing particularly creditable in giving up an immoral life when you had fully satisfied that nagging curiosity . |
| 4 | But Mr Hussein is far from giving up , and the Kurds , his victims in the past , may become victims again . |
| 5 | Doing so , they argue , would be tantamount to giving up the intifada and accepting the continuation of military rule , without a firm promise that Israel would eventually withdraw . |
| 6 | Students may find lecturers less enthusiastic about giving up time for workshop advice . |
| 7 | I simply did not want to play and confess that I was close to giving up completely . |
| 8 | I was close to giving up completely … |
| 9 | This was the moment at which I came near to giving up . |