Example sentences of "be take for the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ 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 . |
| 2 | Under it , the member paid part of the debt and costs to be taken for the debt and costs in the action . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | Reasonable care must be taken for the employee 's safety ( Latimer v AEC [ 1953 ] AC 643 . |
| 5 | He had already accepted the need for reunion of churches in South India and agreed with Archbishop Michael Ramsey 's view that risks should be taken for the sake of Gospel . |
| 6 | Insurance companies understandably expect proper precautions to be taken for the security and safe storage of musical instruments . |
| 7 | Instead , random samples , simple or stratified , are taken for the survey . |
| 8 | For a confirmation of this , you only have to look at some of Turner 's paintings of the Dales and compare them with the reality to see how much poetic licence has been taken for the sake of the " phantasmagoric " . |
| 9 | ‘ The decision has been taken for the good of Turkish football and its players , ’ a federation spokesman said . |
| 10 | Ticket bookings are already being taken for the charity concert night of fun and fundraising which will be staged at the King 's Hall , Stoke . |
| 11 | Held , allowing the appeal , that , where a creditor knew that security was being taken for the benefit of a debtor from a surety who was likely to be influenced by and to have some degree of reliance on the debtor , the creditor should seek to ensure that unfair advantage was not taken of the surety ; that , if the creditor failed to do so and the surety 's consent to the transaction was procured by the debtor 's undue influence or material misrepresentation or the surety lacked an adequate understanding of the nature and effect of the transaction , the security would be unenforceable ; that the bank knew that the defendants were husband and wife and that the wife was being asked to provide security for the husband 's business and was likely to rely on his judgment , and they should have ensured that she understood the nature and effect of the document which she was asked to sign ; and that , since the bank had failed to do so and had left it to the husband to explain the transaction , so that as a result of the husband 's misrepresentation the wife entered into the charge on the misunderstanding that her liability was limited to £60,000 , they could not enforce the charge against the wife save to the extent of £60,000 ( post , pp. 620C–G , 622F — 623C , D–F , 635G — 636F ) . |
| 12 | to avoid any possible misunderstanding about the nature of the work performed and the degree of responsibility that the firm is taking for the information contained in the report , it is preferable for the report distribution to be limited to those with a clear appreciation of the purpose and nature of the engagement . |
| 13 | Further , when a covenant is taken for the benefit of property , the doctrine does not apply , but when it is taken to protect both property and a business , or solely a business , the doctrine applies and therefore the question of reasonableness arises . |
| 14 | Little thought is taken for the future . |
| 15 | Clive Knox was then a teenager on the family farm right next to the construction site ; some of his father 's land was taken for the development . |
| 16 | If he was taken for the army , the light in their house would be damped out forever . |
| 17 | A collection totalling £375 was taken for the work of Christian Aid and CAFOD , and refreshments were served afterwards in the new parish hall . |