Example sentences of "[adv] given up [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Governor has effectively given up control of the Bermudian police to the local government , though he still retains the right to be consulted . |
| 2 | With Lewis 's share likely to be around £5.5m for the fight of his life , the British and Commonwealth champion 's handers would have to break the bank to shift the fight from Las Vegas - but they have n't entirely given up hope . |
| 3 | She sensed that Edna had long given up hope of Celia herself having any children . |
| 4 | The poor man had obviously given up hope and I could tell by his apathetic manner that he had n't much faith in this latest ploy . |
| 5 | At this stage , Browns Lane has not given up hope of getting rear seats into the convertible , but it is proving a hard task , and it is probably that only the coupe will be a two-plus-two . |
| 6 | United have not given up hope of signing the England international despite having a formally faxed £3.5 million offer for the striker thrown in the bin by Sheffield Wednesday last Friday , after a verbal offer had been refused the previous week . |
| 7 | IPSWICH Witches have not given up hope of 23-year-old Pole Miroslaw Kowalik riding in tomorrow 's Star of Anglia meeting at Foxhall Stadium ( writes Elvin King ) . |
| 8 | He had not given up hope of reshaping it along the lines he had already supported in the abortive Fouchet Plan . |
| 9 | Lord Owen and his new UN colleague , Thorvald Stoltenberg , Norway 's former foreign minister , have not given up hope for the Vance-Owen peace plan . |
| 10 | But Mr Kelly has not given up hope . |
| 11 | Police in the Irish Republic have been alerted but the RUC has not given up hope of finding the chestnut thoroughbred which romped to victory in the all-Ireland derby two years ago and up to 100 other races . |
| 12 | Although the buoyant Lewis camp have not given up hope of staging the Holyfield fight here , they estimate that it would cost them a massive £17.5m purse to do it . |
| 13 | He has not given up hope that he can recover in time , saying : ‘ I 've not ruled myself out of it yet I 'm just looking forward and hoping I can be out there . ’ |
| 14 | Firstly , you know , I have n't given up painting ; if I get an idea for a painting tomorrow , I 'll do it . |
| 15 | The Galway International winner has n't given up hope of bidding yet again for one of the few big Irish rallies to elude him but describes his chances of being on the start line on Good Friday as ‘ remote ’ . |
| 16 | Some chanting from left , and Dennis and Sri Lankans contingents have n't given up hope . |
| 17 | She had married late , at a time she had almost given up hope of finding a husband . |
| 18 | He had almost given up hope of meeting Liza on the beach and was considering whether he would , after all , call at Four Winds , despite Eleanor 's warnings , when , to his incredulous delight , on the fifth day of his visit , he saw a different figure scrambling down the cliff followed by a little girl . |
| 19 | She had almost given up hope when she saw Meredith arm in arm with Grace and Bunny stepping off the kerb outside the Women 's Hospital . |
| 20 | I 'd almost given up hope that you 'd ever see me as a girl … a woman . |
| 21 | By the time I had almost given up hope , a telegram arrived . |
| 22 | He said : ‘ It has been such a long time coming I had almost given up hope . |
| 23 | She had almost given up drink . |
| 24 | Orrell , who have not yet given up hope of winning the Courage League Championship despite last week 's narrow defeat by Wasps , will have Shaun Gallagher back in the line-up for Monday 's fixture at Harlequins . |
| 25 | In any event , and this is the real answer , Bismarck had not yet given up hope of bringing his scheme to a successful conclusion and even though it seemed difficult to envisage just how this could be done , he waited for his moment . |
| 26 | In 1095 , Anselm had not yet given up hope of working amicably with the king . |
| 27 | For example , what are the support needs of a step-family where the step-mother has recently given up work , had a new baby , where there are two sets of step-children in pre-puberty and puberty who have just changed house and schools , where one set of children have a good relationship with the non-custodial parent and the others do not ? |
| 28 | Mother Francis had never given up hope that Eve would live there one day , with a family maybe , and bring back some happiness to the little house that had known only confusion and tragedy . |
| 29 | Tina had never been married , though her mother had never given up hope , and did not give it up now , that a wedding would one day take place . |
| 30 | But he revealed today he 'd never given up hope of signing the defender turned striker despite the breakdown of the original negotiations two months ago . |