Example sentences of "give up [noun sg] [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Her husband was due to retire then and they had decided that they would both give up work at the same time . |
| 2 | It is simply not on to believe that those at the top will willingly give up power for the overall health of society . |
| 3 | The Governor has effectively given up control of the Bermudian police to the local government , though he still retains the right to be consulted . |
| 4 | This benefit allows you to deduct the years when you were required to give up work from the normal qualifying period for a basic pension and so , in effect , shorten the number of years when you would otherwise have been required to make contributions . |
| 5 | But he blew his chances when he said that giving up sovereignty to the European Commission was like giving in to Hitler . |
| 6 | Brooklyn born , he gave up academia in the 70 's to work in theatre and write plays . |