Example sentences of "be taken for a [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | A stuck-up snob , hoping to be taken for a member of the ‘ upper class ’ having carefully studied Nancy Mitford 's Noblesse Oblige , will remain silent . |
2 | NSAIDs had to be taken for a minimum of four weeks before endoscopy . |
3 | 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 ? ’ |
4 | ‘ It 's not a pleasant feeling to find out you 've been taken for a ride by someone you trusted . ’ |
5 | 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 . |
6 | And at the end of the session we were taken for a tow round the harbour . |
7 | The drinking public was now aware they were being taken for a ride by the brewing barons . |
8 | Having set the scene , it was about 2 years ago whilst I was being taken for a walk through the village by our springer dog , that I happened to meet up with the Church Warden who , after passing the time of day suddenly said ‘ Ah Bob , you do a bit of woodwork , do n't you ? |
9 | He enjoyed being taken for a walk by Angela . |
10 | She recalled an occasion when she was being taken for a walk in the park . |
11 | He claimed that after being taken for a walk in the evening the children had gone to their beds while the teachers remained in an annexe . |
12 | That was taken for a joke on the place that , god knows what it was , what it was . |