Example sentences of "give up [prep] [art] first " in BNC.

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1 Do n't give up at the first mistake ; ask God to forgive you and help you to start all over again .
2 erm , you do n't give up at the first little hurdle .
3 No partnership has a guarantee of happiness , and if you give up at the first hint of discord you 'll never find the rewards a mature and honest relationship can bring .
4 Many give up at the first hurdle before discovering the eventual and significant rewards . ’
5 ALTHOUGH 63 per cent of new mothers breastfeed their babies , 15 per cent give up in the first week after birth , according to a survey by the Office of Population Censuses and Surveys .
6 They say nine out of ten women have problems in learning to feed , and many give up in the first weeks .
7 He made a show of pursuit , but gave up at the first intersection , returning to Jude breathless .
8 W that bit we gave up after the First World War but we made er we did make some of these er patented things that they had in the Second World War .
9 Also in 1990 , 15pc of mothers gave up in the first week , and 38pc by the sixth , compared with 14pc in the first week and 39pc by week six in 1985 .
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