Example sentences of "[pron] [noun sg] give up the " in BNC.

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1 The marriage ended when her husband gave up the struggle to find better ways of communicating with her .
2 The age at which parents want their baby to give up the breast or bottle varies markedly .
3 For his part Ivashko promised following his election to give up the Ukrainian CP leadership , and at a party congress on June 22-23 he was replaced as first secretary by his former deputy , Stanislav Gurenko .
4 He became so desperate at one stage that it crossed his mind to give up the game altogether .
5 To the general surprise , the March — it was worked on by Harvey Postlethwaite , now at Ferrari and one of a handful of the really bright ones — proved an effective foil for Hunt 's driving style : Hunt qualified ninth and was running sixth when his engine gave up the ghost .
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