Example sentences of "take [pers pn] [adv prt] for a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What I do n't want is a man who takes me out for a meal , buys a bottle of cheap plonk and expects payment in the form of instant sex , either in the back of his car , or if he gets really lucky , in my flat . |
| 2 | ‘ It 's like a man takes you out for a meal and he 's thinking , ‘ I let her have an horsd'oeuvre , so I can definitely ask her to wear the handcuffs later on . ' ’ |
| 3 | ‘ A fast car will take me back for a drink with the cast afterwards , but if they have n't got it right yet , they never will . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ How about letting me take you out for a pub lunch ? |
| 5 | David and I were wondering if we could take you out for a spot of lunch . |
| 6 | If I close this week with only seven , I may only end up with one sale , and that 's not gon na to give me the income I want and big H wants so I can take her out for a Chinese . |
| 7 | And I said oh that 's right , he said and I , I 'd come up and see her the first we 'll either take her out for a drink afterwards , I thought that does n't seemed to mix in one glass , and I going to a pub because she 's , but there you are , and she so 's erm , can I bet you 'll stay a bit , she said oh , I think December is your like it to be , well obviously it 's getting him settled you must n't over , she must off pushed him and then he 's said erm , I , I 've told mum and dad that if they want to go as well , they can go . |
| 8 | He wo n't take her out for a meal . |
| 9 | How about taking me out for a drink then ? |
| 10 | It is also at least arguable that these sections of the UCTA prevent the seller from imposing an obligation on the buyer to permit the seller to exercise the options of alteration of the goods or taking them back for a refund , because such actions by the seller would be in breach of his warranty of quiet possession . |
| 11 | Instead , I suggested Jeanne and John tire Moby with a few chase and throw-fetch games in the garden before taking him out for a walk on an extendable lead . |
| 12 | Fallon still had a bit of work to do , even then , but he had already bumped off Perrins and Hannaford with one uncompromising run and this time his strength buried the rest of the Gloucester defence and took him over for a try in the corner . |
| 13 | But at the same time I realise it means they 're basically trying to control my music which I did n't expect ’ As for taking him seriously , American composer Philip Glass offered to do a 12-inch remix of Hey Music Lover after Moore took him out for a night in the clubs . |
| 14 | The brave tot , who has been battling leukaemia since he was six weeks old , was bouncing with life yesterday as mum Michelle took him out for a treat . |
| 15 | His confinement was not over-rigorous , as ‘ the worthy jailer Smith ’ took him out for a walk while he was there ; and by 30th August he was back at home in Ambleside , having found Anne and the children as well as he could expect . |
| 16 | I took him out for a walk and he went straight into a lamp post , ’ said Ray , of Clarence Chare , Newton Aycliffe . |
| 17 | A couple of months ago he took her out for a meal and she tried to kiss him . |
| 18 | Erm so he ju he was taking it over for a couple of weeks . |
| 19 | We took it over for a Sunday night , hiring it , promoting the gig ourselves , pushing out a lot of handbills . |
| 20 | It was the weekend I bought the Granada , I 'm sure it was when we went away first time I ever took it out for a run . |
| 21 | The Campbells steamer his mother had once taken him on for a day trip to Ilfracombe . |
| 22 | Mike came down yesterday morning , mind you he had been on his own quite a lot , a lot of time yesterday for the day Josh , cos I went to Altrincham with me mum at half nine and it , I 'd taken him out for a walk to make sure he 'd had his walk and Mike did n't get up till gone half two and when he come down he 'd cut a report of Lisa 's on the floor |
| 23 | We 've taken it over for a week or so . |
| 24 | The final word on Tony Iommi 's custom-built JD guitar has to come from John Diggins himself : ‘ Apart from the fact that Tony 's been threatening to take me out for a drink ever since I 've known him , things have changed a lot , and now we do n't get the time to get together any more . |
| 25 | ‘ I mean , there 's no need for you to take me out for a meal . ’ |
| 26 | And there 's a fascinating article in this , the current edition , the January edition it is now , because they go so far in advance , of She magazine , which says that er , it 's a desperate plight sometimes , when you have people coming for Christmas who fall into several categories like lazy slobs , who do absolutely nothing , and misers , who turn up with a stale box of chocolates , and never take you out for a meal in return for your hospitality , and the amorous couples who er , embarrass you by er , er , noisily retiring to their bedroom , if I may put it that way , and then the guests who turn up in mid-row , and bicker systematically over the whole of the festive period . |
| 27 | ‘ While you shower and change before I take you out for a meal . ’ |
| 28 | They 'll be happy to show you lots of properties , take you back for a second and a third look , keep you informed about new properties — as long as you seem clear about what you want and serious about buying it . |
| 29 | Will you ? ’ rather than , ‘ Would you like me to take you out for a run in the car some time ? ’ |
| 30 | ‘ I 'll be back in an hour to take you down for a tour of the lodge and to meet Mrs Foster . |