Example sentences of "give up and go [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He thought you 'd give up and go away , as the woman who was supposed to be writing the book did . |
| 2 | ‘ He 's only doing his job and pretty soon he 'll give up and go away . |
| 3 | He was not reading the district well this evening , he might as well give up and go home . |
| 4 | Thinking that if he ignored her , did n't show even a whisper of interest in her , she would give up and go home under her own steam , thereby allowing her to rescue some of her dignity . |
| 5 | ‘ I told her you 'd given up and gone home . |
| 6 | Stefan was in the front booking office ; not really his job but the front of house manager had given up and gone home to bed . |
| 7 | It looked as if we had painted ourselves into a corner and I was on the verge of giving up and going home when Jake trundled up with his totter 's cart and his little skewbald pony . |
| 8 | Dizzy shook his head and put a finger to his lips , calling to her for silence ; so Alina waited , and after a while the young woman gave up and went away . |
| 9 | A tradesman who has been ringing at the front door for several minutes gives up and goes away . |