Example sentences of "to [be] taken with a " in BNC.

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1 Even Big Macs at times need to be taken with a pinch of salt .
2 Coming from the lead guitarist in a band who 've only just released their second single , you 'd expect such remarks to be taken with a hefty pinch of salt .
3 April 24 ) that ‘ population growth is responsible for 79 per cent of deforestation … ’ needs to be taken with a pinch of logic .
4 Anything he has to say , therefore , even under oath , needs to be taken with a pinch of salt .
5 This means that the figures quoted in this paragraph have to be taken with a small pinch of salt .
6 And I , I , I think obviously everything that he says has to be taken with a pinch of salt , but we 'll , we 'll come on to that
7 Of course this calculation has to be taken with a pinch of salt .
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