Example sentences of "[pron] take [pers pn] for [adj] " in BNC.

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1 I took him for dead ,
2 He give me them , I took them for three days , right , I did n't come down for a fortnight and Russell 'll tell you that , I was high as a kite .
3 You take me for some kind of fool , do you ?
4 You take me for some kind of arsehole !
5 Today , I was told , villagers living around the great wool churches of Lavenham and Long Melford have to bar their doors and ignore the knocking of tourists , who take them for antique shops and offer to buy their furniture .
6 We took it for forensic tests . ’
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