Example sentences of "give [adv] [pron] [noun] [verb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Er weddin' dress 'ad been run up for 'er by Mrs Stuart that 'ad only just give up 'er job workin' for a dressmaker in Shoreditch . |
| 2 | Those who give up their employment to care for a disabled relative may also have their pension rights protected by the Home Responsibilities Protection Regulations which came into effect in April 1978 . |
| 3 | Until recently , even though a man who had to give up his job to care for someone at home was eligible for invalid care allowance , a co-habitating or married woman who did the same , was not eligible . |
| 4 | And life was even tougher when I had to give up my job to care for Gran — ’ |
| 5 | ‘ I would n't dream of giving up my job to work for you ! ’ |
| 6 | Anne Watts , Midland 's equal opportunities director , said : ‘ When a women gives up her job to care for children her employer loses immeasurable training and experience . |