Example sentences of "[v-ing] [prep] giving up " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had been talking about giving up and concentrating his efforts entirely on writing and directing and , like the discovery of another little nugget , was spurred on by reaction to The Trip which , in spite of a critical mauling on the grounds of promoting drug abuse , was still seen as a gifted piece of writing . |
| 2 | talk about yesterday , he was talking about giving up . |
| 3 | He was talking of giving up . |
| 4 | At this rate he could start thinking about giving up teaching in a year or two . |
| 5 | In 1968 Jack Nicholson was thinking of giving up acting altogether . |
| 6 | Paul Weir woke up this morning , still mini-flyweight champion of the world , but already thinking of giving up the title . |