Example sentences of "[noun prp] gives up the [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | Julian gives up the hunt for that elusive pressing plant |
2 | Since August 12th Mr Hussein has repeated like a gramophone the refrain that he will not budge from Kuwait until Israel gives up the West Bank and Gaza . |
3 | Ian gives up the ghost |
4 | Parsons gives up the matter in disgust when Tottle fails to win the hand of the eminently eligible Miss Lillerton . |
5 | Although Ice Cube 's role as an agent provocateur is unequivocal , his future as a bankable revolutionary must be open to doubt , despite his assertion on the liner notes of ‘ Predator ’ : ‘ I will become an African-American when America gives up the oppression of my people . ’ |