Example sentences of "gave up [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Councillor Buchanan said yesterday that when the Scottish National Party gave up as the minority administration in November , the provost had told the council the SNP would relinquish all committee chairmanships and vice-chairmanships . |
| 2 | Mr Buchanan said yesterday that when the Scottish National Party gave up as the minority administration in November , the provost had told the council the SNP would relinquish all committee chairmanships and vice-chairmanships . |
| 3 | So I gave up on the idea of girls until I was about fifteen , when I suppose my hormones calmed down a bit . |
| 4 | After a disastrous relationship in my early twenties in which the woman made me feel like a rapist , I gave up on the idea of sex and women . |
| 5 | he never gave up on the court and was respected as a fantastic competitor . |
| 6 | ‘ When the proposals failed , I gave up on the profession and have not set foot in the Institute since , but it is characteristic of Bill 's commitment that he has carried on regardless . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ Dominic had left his AA card at home — we had a bit of a row about that — so we gave up on the car and decided to go out for a meal . |
| 8 | Son told us how to do it once , so he got the book out and he said , oh , then he gave up in the end ! |