Example sentences of "[prep] be take for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now I think he 's considerably less likely to be taken for a ride . ’ |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | I did not own such a garment ; I had stopped wearing shorts when I left school , determined never again to be taken for a ‘ lad ’ . |
| 4 | I 'm about as much on my own here as a man with a dog that wants to be taken for a walk . |
| 5 | Harvey said , ‘ You said projecting ears , bad teeth , long hair , sounded like an Englishman who wanted to be taken for a Yank , bad breath . |
| 6 | NSAIDs had to be taken for a minimum of four weeks before endoscopy . |
| 7 | ‘ I 'm bound to be taken for the chauffeur , ’ he laughed out , mispronouncing the word with relish but he was not corrected as he hoped . |
| 8 | An important quantity associated by the mathematicians with the complex number z is its modulus , written unc and defined as unc I have explicitly indicated that the positive value is to be taken for the square root . |
| 9 | Under it , the member paid part of the debt and costs to be taken for the debt and costs in the action . |
| 10 | Insurance companies understandably expect proper precautions to be taken for the security and safe storage of musical instruments . |
| 11 | it may be flattering to be taken for the head of the firm if you are not , but it is not good business , and sound progress can not be made with anyone on a false footing , in fact , it must be obvious that the greater the respect you hold and encourage towards any of your seniors , the better the position they will be in to assist you in any difficulties which may arise . |
| 12 | ‘ I do n't like to be taken for an idiot . |
| 13 | Reed was built on an overgenerous scale , bull-necked and bulging in his grey pinstripe ; Wycliffe , slight of build , and rather pale , was more likely to be taken for an academic than a policeman ; hard to believe that he had served a tough apprenticeship on the beat in a Midland city . |