Example sentences of "take you for a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I did take you for a couple staying there together , and normally I would have retreated smartly and come back here again , but for what had already happened . |
| 2 | " If that be so , then I 'll take you for a wife . |
| 3 | They 'd never take you for a terrorist . |
| 4 | I thought we could have lunch in the garden after your inspection — I 've already arranged for the fridge to be restocked — and afterwards , if you do n't fancy going to the beach , we could go out in my boat , or I 'll take you for a tour of North Zealand , through the quaint old villages with their farmhouses and gardens full of hollyhocks and the beech woods . |
| 5 | You know , he may take you for a meal after he 's stayed a , a fortnight , and it 'll , he might lose his wallet , or , take you to the sausage and chips place round the corner , so he , he 's a nightmare . |
| 6 | I 'll take you for a meal and drop you at Ilse 's place afterwards . |
| 7 | Stand under his tree acting crazy and the squirrel will take you for a nut . |
| 8 | " I shall have to take you back with me to Vienna , dear Tilda , yes , I 'm sorry , I sha n't be able to manage without you , fortunately you 're so small they wo n't miss you here and I can take you for a Glücksbringer . " |
| 9 | Go on , push yourself up on the handles and let the trolley take you for a ride , just like a child ! |
| 10 | and and th that 's ri they were , they , mum was gon na stay at home and I was gon na take you for a ride on the train |
| 11 | Did they take you for a week and show you |
| 12 | We 're taking you for a check-up at the Royal Infirmary . ’ |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | I took you for a bit of a rogue , but maybe you 're just a fool . |
| 15 | I appreciate you 're a very clever woman , but then I never took you for a fool . |
| 16 | ‘ I never took you for a person who constantly changes her mind , Fran . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ When I first met you , I took you for a pleasure anorexic . ’ |
| 18 | I do n't know if any of you have ever been to Newcastle before — if not , I 'd be happy to meet you at the station , or wherever , ( as long as it 's not too early in the morning ! ! ) , take you for a drink , and show you how to get to the ground . |
| 19 | And then they test the evacuation alarm then , so that everybody knows the alarms and er where to be and then th Every six eight weeks or something they take you for a helicopter evacuation where everybody 's taken from the lifeboat master station . |
| 20 | Daddy take you for a bath ? |
| 21 | ‘ Be soft with this London lot and they take you for a ride . |
| 22 | There are 16 steam engines waiting to take you for a ride from Northiam , the setting for Anneka Rice 's famous ‘ Challenge ’ , to historic Tenterden , the station seen in ITV 's ‘ The Darling Buds of May ’ — you can even travel in Ma Larkin 's steam train ! |