Example sentences of "to give up [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So I decided to give up one sugar and you know , I have to take it sort of weak weaker anyway . |
| 2 | Sometimes she could be quite sharp and critical , and then , when he was about to give up all hope that she would ever accept one of his frequent proposals of marriage , she would suddenly become very affectionate , even allow him to kiss her . |
| 3 | Others might be persuaded by the current furore over the possible spread of spongiform encephalopathy ( BSE ) to nonruminants such as poultry and pigs , and decide to give up all meat ( contrary to the majority of expert opinion ) . |
| 4 | The national curriculum should do nothing but good if it is a means of ensuring that schools do not , for example , permit children to give up all science subjects at the age of thirteen , or fail to reach a reasonable competence in read g and calculating by the time they leave school . |
| 5 | ‘ I thought it would give you something to do , now that you 've had to give up that idea of working full-time , and with Hugh away in , well , wherever it is , it 'll be company for you . ’ |
| 6 | Family members too will have considerable feelings , and this might be an opportunity for a family meeting in the old person 's home , acknowledging the sadness for everybody of having to give up that home , accepting the necessity for more care , and with it the reassurance that the family will be vitally needed for continued regular visiting and involvement . |
| 7 | As one rather disillusioned Protestant Unionist put it : ‘ they were a party who believed in their God given right to rule this country ’ and they were not about to give up that right , especially as they could see signs of regaining control of their own party . |
| 8 | Melvyn Hayes played the younger son who wants to give up technical college and the chance of a job as an engineer so that he can fulfil his literary ambitions . |
| 9 | However , in 1851 his health again gave cause for serious anxiety and he was compelled to give up full-time activity at the early age of forty-two . |
| 10 | If you 're all trying to give up good luck ! |
| 11 | If that is the carrot to persuade this Parliament to give up such independence as it possesses and to move it on from the treaty of Rome , I would want a lot of persuading that that was in our best interests . |
| 12 | This was particularly important in view of the fact that women were often forced to give up paid work on marriage . |
| 13 | ( p. 253 ) Instead , the major complaint is that they were forced to give up political activity after the struggle . |
| 14 | Twenty-five was about the average age of marriage for Scottish women , — and it does appear to be the case that with the notable exception of Dundee ( where a large number of women continued working ) it was usual throughout the period up to 1914 to give up regular employment on marriage and to return to it only if widowed or in great hardship . |
| 15 | ‘ Space is always available at airports for commercial operations such as shops and bars , but the authorities are not prepared to give up some space for security . ’ |
| 16 | The first was stated by Lord Reid who said : Restraint of trade appears to me to imply that a man contracts to give up some freedom which otherwise he would have had . |
| 17 | The effect of the proviso was that if the plaintiff were to recover post-termination commission he would be required to give up some freedom which he would otherwise have had , namely the freedom to take employment in whichever field he wished . |
| 18 | " By the way , Richard , when are you and Laura going to give up this nonsense about living in the middle of the Thames ? |
| 19 | And the last thing in the world you 'd want would be to give up this opportunity Monsieur Verveine has given you . |
| 20 | While appearing with them in Berlin in 1937 she tore a ligament and had to give up further hope of dancing . |
| 21 | Third , the Serbs had to give up more territory than Croats or Muslims ( see maps below ) . |
| 22 | Gilford , a 27-year-old from Crewe , is so keen to make the European team that he would even be prepared to give up any invitation he might receive to compete in the US Open this year . |
| 23 | Moreover , since immature goats are subordinate to older ones , they may well have to give up any patch of food they find to a larger , more dominant animal . |
| 24 | It made her very aware that he did n't want to give up any information about himself … and especially not to her . |
| 25 | Speaking after a meeting with EC Finance Ministers in Luxembourg he envisaged that a smaller number of countries with low inflation ( France , West Germany , Belgium , Netherlands and Luxembourg ) would enter a European central banking system and that others who had not reached the same degree of economic convergence , or were not ready to give up sufficient sovereignty rights , would be invited to enter later . |
| 26 | It made sense , of course , but to give up direct production of national network features , which I had originated and perfected , was a wrench ; it was like putting out one 's own child for adoption . |