Example sentences of "give [adv prt] [pos pn] [noun] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Women seem unable to ever quite give up their wish for a penis , and they usually begin analysis with the hope they will acquire one during it . |
| 2 | IT does n't surprise me that a survey showed very few Britons would give up their pet for £1m . |
| 3 | It was n't fair that a king should give up his throne for her , and not for the weaver 's daughter . |
| 4 | He will not give up his quest for a full cap . ’ |
| 5 | He 'd give up his job for a pint ! |
| 6 | ‘ I 've given up my life for a fool and he 's never even noticed it . |
| 7 | The themes centred around the lone legionnaire who has given up his past for the Legion , yet still longs for his former life and forgotten loves , his home and his happiness . |
| 8 | ‘ Councillors are not going to give up their responsibility for how money is spent , ’ says Roycroft . |
| 9 | HARTLEPOOL United are not prepared to give up their fight for a Third Division promotion play-off place . |
| 10 | For example , some women in a financial position to stop work and start a family are loath to give up their careers for a period , knowing they may lose out in the long term . |
| 11 | For good measure , he compared a litigant to a person about to give up his skin for the hope of retaining his bones . |
| 12 | A letter from Mary Evans , possibly written at George Coleridge 's suggestion , begged him to give up his plans for emigration , and addressed him with painful tenderness as ‘ her best-beloved Brother ’ . |
| 13 | What do you do if you 're asked to give up your promotion for a man ? |
| 14 | Yields in general will tend to be higher for longer term investments , because lenders require to be compensated for giving up their money for long periods of time . |
| 15 | I am giving up my throne for the woman I loathe |
| 16 | ‘ But I 'm certainly not giving up my commission for some possible Winter Sports . ’ |
| 17 | Giving up your sweets for your brother . |
| 18 | SEVEN years ago tomorrow , Carly Reich , a Siamese twin separated in a pioneering operation , gave up her fight for life . |
| 19 | And she gave up her telly for the lounge . |
| 20 | " I used to think he gave up his life for Ireland because he wanted a free country … " |
| 21 | The kindly old chap who gave up his seat for me brought me my pint saying ‘ Drink this mate , you 'll feel better when tha 's supped that . ’ |