Example sentences of "before giving up " in BNC.
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| 1 | Leland fought the case through the courts before giving up in September 1931 , just six months before he died . |
| 2 | This is a very nasty rip-off trick to play on the unsuspecting public as a petrol crank will last until well out of the guarantee period before giving up the unequal struggle . |
| 3 | Do this once or twice more before giving up on that remedy . |
| 4 | If you are getting a ‘ low light ’ warning in the viewfinder , take a careful look at the picture before giving up on the shot ; if the light is only marginally below par it may still be worth taking despite the warning . |
| 5 | Wendy had worked at a local hospital as a clerk in medical records before giving up work to look after her children . |
| 6 | Before giving up this half-filled sheet of paper to his file system , the official had noted well its contents . |
| 7 | They knocked for a good ten minutes before giving up but it was obvious that the place was deserted . |
| 8 | One , Clare Pullen , was married to a supermarket manager , but had herself been a machine operator before giving up work to have a baby . |
| 9 | Suddenly the flak awoke and got in fifteen seconds ' vicious pounding before giving up . |
| 10 | As he tried , several times , to restart his car before giving up and pushing it on to the verge to await rescue , traffic on the M8 from Glasgow quickly built up until there was a three-mile tailback . |
| 11 | We wanted very much erm to help teachers to work from circuit diagrams and to build the electronics , and then , as we said , at least to worry about why it did n't work and try several tests before giving up completely . |