Example sentences of "[prep] give up [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Have you ever thought of giving up work and being a full-time mother ? |
| 2 | They might often be forced , through declining health and strength , to take on low-paid and unskilled work , but for most people the idea of giving up work was not possible , short of the desire to risk starvation or enter the workhouse . |
| 3 | Aviation was one of them and I was completely fascinated by the thrill of flying , so much so that I thought seriously of giving up journalism and becoming an aviator . |
| 4 | i A Norwegian study of the efficacy of transdermal nicotine patches as a method of giving up smoking has shown that while it is a safe and effective cessation method , the absolute rate of abstinence after one year was only 17% , which is lower than the success rate using nicotine gum in conjunction with behavioural therapy . |
| 5 | Timothy Sainsbury , the Under-Secretary of State at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office , on March 7 insisted in the British House of Commons that the UK had no intention of giving up sovereignty of the islands and that the issue was not on the political agenda . |
| 6 | For instance he would have to pay the equivalent of the rent during the period of his occupation between the date of the order and the date of giving up possession . |
| 7 | Quite what it would be like to give up material bodies I shall not consider . |
| 8 | It also declared its own political position in a thirty-nine page charter which stated : ‘ Initiatives , peace proposals and international conferences to solve the Palestine problem run counter to the principles of the Islamic Resistance Movement , since giving up part of Palestine is like giving up part of our religion . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ I 'm content to go into the army , and I 'm definitely against giving up territory to the Arabs . ’ |
| 10 | In another passage of the interview he referred to the " arrogance " of the European Commission of " 17 unelected reject politicians " , adding : " I 'm not against giving up sovereignty in principle but not to this lot . |
| 11 | A preliminary trial of the skin patch suggests that this may help some smokers overcome the craving and withdrawal symptoms associated with giving up smoking [ 8 ] . |
| 12 | You can forget about giving up bread if you 're on a diet , because contrary to popular belief , bread — whether it 's white or brown — is good for you and your figure . |
| 13 | Students may find lecturers less enthusiastic about giving up time for workshop advice . |
| 14 | However , socioeconomic preconditions and reasons for giving up smoking have not been investigated to the same extent . |
| 15 | The bond which grows up between them is some compensation for giving up mother . |
| 16 | She said , ‘ Apart from anything else I ca n't imagine any sex worth giving up tea-time for . ’ |
| 17 | It allows you to have a firmer feel for the road at higher speeds without giving up power assistance when , regrettably , it comes time to park the car . |
| 18 | It also declared its own political position in a thirty-nine page charter which stated : ‘ Initiatives , peace proposals and international conferences to solve the Palestine problem run counter to the principles of the Islamic Resistance Movement , since giving up part of Palestine is like giving up part of our religion . ’ |
| 19 | I put it down to giving up work . ’ |
| 20 | He 's not who 's gon na give up Queen of England anyway ? |
| 21 | 309 , where Lord Greene M.R. used more than once words to this effect : ‘ the only ways in which ’ a tenant ‘ can be deprived of the protection of the Acts are ( a ) by giving up possession , in which case no order for recovery of possession against him is required ; ( b ) having an order for recovery of possession made against him . ’ |
| 22 | They often pay a higher pension , based on 1/60th for each year of service rather than l/80th , but the tax-free lump sum has to be bought by giving up part of your pension . |