Example sentences of "[be] taken for [art] [noun] by " in BNC.

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1 Secondly , could an outsider have walked into the Lodge quite openly on Friday night before eleven o'clock and been taken for a member by anyone who happened to come across him ? ’
2 ‘ It 's not a pleasant feeling to find out you 've been taken for a ride by someone you trusted . ’
3 When she arrived at the Rectory she found that Mrs Chamberlin was out , the Rectory children had been taken for a walk by the nursemaid , the Rector had asked not to be disturbed for he had both a parish letter and acute indigestion to tackle that afternoon .
4 The drinking public was now aware they were being taken for a ride by the brewing barons .
5 He enjoyed being taken for a walk by Angela .
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