Example sentences of "have take [pron] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The clever Ephron has taken him for a very long ride indeed . |
| 2 | Anyone who did n't know them might have taken them for a couple of businessmen out for a Sunday afternoon stroll . |
| 3 | Some might have taken him for a mere apprentice enchanter who had run away from his master out of defiance , boredom , fear and a lingering taste for heterosexuality . |
| 4 | The playing of the BBC Symphony Orchestra under Peter Eötrös , who had given the work several times before this 1991 Prom performance , seems immensely confident and assured , all the complexities mastered ; and the recording quality is so good ( and the audience so quiet ) I would have taken it for a ‘ state-of-theart ’ studio job . |
| 5 | I said well if you got us a dog I 'd have to take it for a late night walk would n't I ? |
| 6 | Delia had taken her for a walk in the park and Mrs Miniver — always an inquisitive ‘ person ’ by nature — had squeezed through railings alongside the river and promptly slid down the bank into the water . |
| 7 | To make his point , he had taken her for a burger , nothing more , and defied her to come on too strong about it . |
| 8 | Owen had taken him for a Sudani because his face was black . |
| 9 | ‘ Perhaps he 's taken them for a holiday ? ’ |
| 10 | If er someone 's taken it for a ride and dumped it near you then can you call Nottingham and it 's Dawn who wants her car back anything I can do you for three four three four three four is the number to ring . |