Example sentences of "give [adv prt] in the first [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They say nine out of ten women have problems in learning to feed , and many give up in the first weeks . |
| 2 | ALTHOUGH 63 per cent of new mothers breastfeed their babies , 15 per cent give up in the first week after birth , according to a survey by the Office of Population Censuses and Surveys . |
| 3 | We prefer to distribute these on a sessional basis , rather than all together in a book form which is given out in the first session , as individual handouts seem to focus attention on the specific issue under discussion . |
| 4 | Alban Berg 's Piano Sonata Op. 1 comprises a single long movement ; it is almost continuously melodic , yet virtually the whole piece seems to be derived from rhythmic cells given out in the first phrase : Notice how cells a and c are really the same , c being an augmentation of a . |
| 5 | Also in 1990 , 15pc of mothers gave up in the first week , and 38pc by the sixth , compared with 14pc in the first week and 39pc by week six in 1985 . |