Example sentences of "give up [noun] for a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mary Alston , one of the mainstays of the women 's union in the 1920s , had to care during this time for a sick sister , who was in and out of a nursing home ; much later , in the 1940s , she had to give up work for a while to care for her mother . |
| 2 | Acute back pain forced the Prince to give up polo for a month in June , 1991 . |
| 3 | One childless career woman described the scene when she discussed having a child and giving up work for a while . |
| 4 | CHARTBUSTERS Boyz II Men are giving up sex for a year to stay on top of the job . |
| 5 | I more or less gave up cottaging for a while . |