Example sentences of "[be] taken for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The main road from Oxford to Bicester ( A43 ) runs dead straight for several miles and might well be taken for a fine piece of Roman road . |
| 2 | If he ever goes in with Tyson , he could be taken for a foolish dog . |
| 3 | If he ever goes in with Tyson , he could be taken for a foolish dog . |
| 4 | Like the rest of the staff , he wore a burgundy-coloured uniform although , apart from his name tag , it could have been taken for a regular formal suit . |
| 5 | After lectures from two British Airways pilots and a clinical psychologist , 80 people were taken for a short flight . |
| 6 | Just for a second she wondered if she was being taken for a complete fool . |
| 7 | Entries are still being taken for a Red Cross sponsored walk through Hamsterley Forest on April 12 . |
| 8 | He was flown from Edinburgh to Manchester airport before being taken for a tearful re-union with his mother 's parents . |
| 9 | ‘ So — British and Cosmopolitan was taken for a small fortune — and taken for fools too by the seem of it . |
| 10 | Whilst Harry 's replies were being vetted , his photo was taken for a false identity card , and his uniform and shoes exchanged for a civilian outfit . |