Example sentences of "give up [pron] [noun] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nor would rank and file trade unionists give up their rights to be ballotted on strike action and the appointment of officials , Mr Hammond said . |
| 2 | Men need , in effect , to say to each other , ‘ I authorize and give up my right of governing myself , to this man , or to this assembly of men , on this condition , that they give up their right to him and authorize all his actions in like manner . ’ |
| 3 | So , when the house is full , and my husband 's away , and I give up my room to some guest like your Rainbow 's Aunt Goldie — I spend the night in my father 's study , and reading all the texts that were n't written for the eyes of women . |
| 4 | I may give away everything I have , and even give up my body to be burned — but if I have no love this does me no good . |
| 5 | I will therefore , sir , dear as you are to me , give up your person to the happier , to my worthier rival . |