Example sentences of "give up [noun] for [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Give up sweets for Lent or something . |
| 2 | When he began writing again , he had given up realism for allegory about the conflict between , among other things , science and religion . |
| 3 | It is entirely coincidence that we have now given up pies for Lent . |
| 4 | To give up reason for revelation , he argued , is ‘ like putting out one 's eyes in order to look through a telescope ’ . |
| 5 | Mr Shamir has been hard at work consolidating his right-wing support and trying to win over independent conservatives ; he has reiterated his determination to keep the P L O out of any peace talks and has steadfastly refused to consider any deal which would involve giving up territory for peace . |
| 6 | And Locke warned against ‘ giving up reason for revelation ’ , which he associated with ‘ enthusiasm ’ ( a word that around 1700 meant ‘ fanaticism ’ ) . |
| 7 | Students may find lecturers less enthusiastic about giving up time for workshop advice . |
| 8 | One by one , governments gave up sovereignty for stability and acceded to the TAPIR . |
| 9 | Returning from Canton in May 1817 , Jardine gave up medicine for commerce , which he learned from Thomas Weeding , a London merchant and EIC agent . |