Example sentences of "be take for [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Outlaws from the forests to the south , grown over-bold ; let them be taken for that , and they might yet make another and a better attempt . |
| 2 | Two pence per half-year might be taken for each cart , and one halfpenny for each pack-horse . |
| 3 | The purpose of the meeting is to discuss new change requests and reach agreement on the action to be taken for each . |
| 4 | The purpose of the meeting is to discuss outstanding change requests and reach agreement on the action to be taken for each change request . |
| 5 | The public inquiry is expected to last a week , but a final decision wo n't be taken for several months . |
| 6 | Usthinks the company doth protest too much : despite the fact that the countdown to its flotation has been under way for some weeks now , and Quality Software Products Plc has finally formally announced that ‘ following last week 's successful launch of Universal OLAS ’ it ‘ has decided to begin the process of seeking a listing on the London Stock Exchange , ’ it still says that ‘ no final decision will be taken for some time , ’ making it sound as if the company is signalling frantically that it would prefer to be acquired if only someone would come forward offering more money than it could raise in a public flotation . |
| 7 | No decision needs to be taken for some time on the location of the European central bank . |
| 8 | Delighted to be taken for another ride in another car , the little boy chuckled . |
| 9 | If you leave the field blank , no action will be taken for this module . |
| 10 | Peter Roebuck might not have looked 13 in 1969 , but then he could well be taken for less than his 36 years now . |
| 11 | Ginseng is another alternative , but it is expensive and should not be taken for more than a month , as doctors suspect it is harmful to those who have high blood pressure . |
| 12 | The Prince was sitting quietly there , his hands clasped , staring down at the table , so silent he could have been taken for some studious monk ; his robes , however , were splendid , his fingers covered in precious rings , and his hair and golden beard carefully combed and oiled . |
| 13 | His eyes gleamed with what might have been taken for some inner illumination . |
| 14 | Visual mean values of UOS pressure were taken for each two second interval from 10 seconds before the onset of the common cavity episode until one second before the first swallow after the common cavity episode , or the onset of the first secondary oesophageal peristaltic wave ( Fig 3 ) . |
| 15 | That 's right , although the examination results were taken for each cohort . |
| 16 | That 's right , although the examination results were taken for each cohort . |
| 17 | Peter Grimes is so famous it runs the risk of being taken for some sort of operatic norm . |
| 18 | In practice no action is taken for those making satisfactory progress , but recommendations are made , in the form of a series of standard letters , where special action is required in respect of individual students . |
| 19 | Although the Labour Party adopted a policy of ‘ comprehensive education for all ’ in 1951 no political action to implement it was taken for another 14 years . |