Example sentences of "he gave up [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( Interestingly , he gave up athletics for one year after leaving school — and the influence of teachers — because ‘ there was no one to say , ‘ go into this and I 'll help you do it . ’ ’ |
| 2 | I mean he gave up work for a long time did n't he ? |
| 3 | He gave up motorcycling in 1929 when his love of cars got the better of him . |
| 4 | He gave up training in 1892 , and his son Tom Cannon took over the Danebury stable . |
| 5 | The deeply unpopular Somerset was overthrown in October , and power passed to those who had opposed the war ; his successor , John Dudley , earl of Warwick , was only recognizing the inevitable when he gave up Boulogne at the same time as peace was made with Scotland in March 1550 , when the last stronghold held by the English , Lauder , capitulated . |
| 6 | Brooklyn born , he gave up academia in the 70 's to work in theatre and write plays . |