Example sentences of "taking [pers pn] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Must have been the early 1940s , my mother taking me for a walk near Bostall Woods during a gap in the bombing . |
| 2 | But not when he 's taking me for granted . |
| 3 | ‘ If you have been taking me for granted , ’ Mr O'Hara argued , ‘ then that is my fault . |
| 4 | I remember him taking me for a drive in his car when he told me the joyful news about his forthcoming marriage to Rosemary and feeling so happy that he was going to be happy . |
| 5 | Not just taking me for a ride ? ’ |
| 6 | Thank you for taking me for that delectable breath of fresh air — it 's something I 'll always remember . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ What makes you think you 're taking me for granted ? ’ |
| 8 | Yeah he 's not taking me for a ride or anything . |
| 9 | Mrs Leinen is spending her last few days with the children taking them for trips , including to London Zoo and the seaside . |
| 10 | Other negatives were Gareth Burnells 's ‘ No , mate , I do n't think there 's any particular dispute over this stretch of the Derwent , ’ and Neil Newton Taylor 's ‘ No , we 're just taking them for a walk' ’ on a picture postcard of Cauldron Snout . |
| 11 | It may be that you have been taking them for so long that you are caught up in a chemical spiral and can not now function without them . |
| 12 | ‘ We had just played two games in three days , so I had the players in for a hot bath and a massage before taking them for a couple of pints of Guinness . |
| 13 | We had just played two games in three days , so I had the players in for a hot bath and a massage before taking them for a couple of pints of Guinness . |
| 14 | But I 've not been taking them for the last week . |
| 15 | Art helps us to break out of this prison-house by subverting conventional sign-systems and forcing us to focus our attention on signs themselves rather than taking them for granted . |
| 16 | Here 's me taking you for a prancing little parson when all the while the cloth is a covering for a frustrated sex maniac . ’ |
| 17 | We 're taking you for a check-up at the Royal Infirmary . ’ |
| 18 | I have obviously been taking you for granted . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ Simon made a hash of telling his parents — he did hate them so — he went to Northumberland and come back rocking with laughter , Do you know what they are taking you for , my sweet ? |
| 20 | Matters relating to your home life and financial security are highlighted and , while you can anticipate some minor gains , benefits or other incentives early this month , sparks may fly just prior to the 16th , when someone appears to be taking you for a fool or expecting you to foot the bill . |
| 21 | For taking you for granted . ’ |
| 22 | He was afraid she might see him sticking out and start taking him for granted or make unwomanly advances . |
| 23 | If she missed his letters for a few days , she would probably stop taking him for granted . |
| 24 | She said summat about taking him for a picnic . |
| 25 | As he cried out , she insisted on taking him for a drive in her car . |
| 26 | A nurse taking him for a more experienced dresser had given him a gown and told him to go into the Burns Room . |
| 27 | It was clear that she 'd been taking him for a ride , in that there was no ride in it for him at the end of the process . |
| 28 | ‘ Scotland Yard , ’ he informed Mr Multhrop severely , taking him for the doorman as he marched through the doors of the Imperial Hotel . |
| 29 | The woman was taking him for a ride , working on him to get what she wanted , and that included Lissa 's destruction . |
| 30 | I 'm taking him for about an hour . |