Example sentences of "[adv] [pers pn] gave up the " in BNC.
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| 1 | So I gave up the production of all but ‘ Leicester Square to Broadway ’ and began to wonder if I would not be happier producing shows for the BBC in London or in another country — perhaps China . |
| 2 | Finally he gave up the attempt , and took the most direct way back to his house . |
| 3 | After giving your letter to my ‘ bonne ’ yesterday I gave up the fight and retired in good order to bed , where I am still . |
| 4 | At 11.15am they gave up the attempt , and as the tide was rising over the reef , decided to seek the help of the fishermen in the lagoon . |
| 5 | Then she gave up the struggle and dropped on her knees beside Debbie . |
| 6 | The industrialist MP Samuel Morley and others persuaded him to stand down on the grounds that ministers should not directly enter the political arena and Morley paid all his expenses when he gave up the contest . |
| 7 | Mm I mean , you know when he gave up the drink |