Example sentences of "take his [noun sg] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | But Terry could take his wife for a three-night self-catering break for as little as £20 each . |
| 2 | That old homosexual really was one — not like Angus Wilson 's — he just says they are and we must take his word for it . ’ |
| 3 | A London chemist , a sturdy , blue-eyed man with a long white beard , would take his grandson for walks . |
| 4 | Ian has made a better recovery than we dared hope , but it is still important that we do not take his fitness for granted . |
| 5 | Dustin imagines himself angrily taking his case for male pregnancy to God , a bureaucrat behind a desk . |
| 6 | On a good day you might happen to come across a man taking his dog for exercise . |
| 7 | She would n't have upset him by taking his dog for a walk , that was for sure . |
| 8 | Though he deceived the beholder into taking his artifice for reality , Zeuxis practised an idealist art . |
| 9 | I took his word for it and concentrated on enjoying the substance of Ino ( for Serafino ) Cosson 's offerings . |
| 10 | I took his word for it and we left , glad to be free of the ghastly place . |
| 11 | PORTSMOUTH striker Guy Whittingham took his tally for the season to 27 and then said : ‘ I do n't know why bigger clubs have not come in for me . ’ |
| 12 | Roberts took his tally for the season to 150 with a treble on Carousel Music , True Story and Shuailaan at Windsor , only for Lloyd to rob him of a four-timer by beating him on Brigante Di Cielo . |
| 13 | This penalty took his tally for Bath up to 259 points in 49 matches . |
| 14 | Ally McCoist , who invited Malta to take that with the two goals that took his tally for Scotland to 15 , also thrived on the good service provided by Pat Nevin , John Collins and Paul McStay . |
| 15 | Even so , Dalziel not missed a first team game since October and Saturday 's decisive strike against Kilmarnock took his tally for this year to seven as well as his total for the season to 30 . |
| 16 | Then Sven Hjerson took his revenge for the past tiresome two hours . |
| 17 | KENNETH CLARKE , the Secretary of State for Health , yesterday took his battle for more money for the health service to the conference hall at the annual Conservative Party conference in Blackpool . |
| 18 | The two tries wing GLEN WEBBE scored against Saracens took his total for Bridgend to 250 — and he has since increased that to 255 . |
| 19 | It took his score for the season to 20 and , ironically , he was on the receiving end of an unsuccessful objection . |
| 20 | he took his place for life |
| 21 | Hendry then experienced fear at first hand one night when he took his dog for it 's nightly walk on the beach near his apartment in South Queensferry . |
| 22 | Did you know that Garland took his dog for a walk along the wharf every night ? ’ |
| 23 | I only just taken his bike for him cos it went a bit rusty cos out the back and er could n't find then could we ? |
| 24 | Lesley had issued her fiat with such confidence that she had taken his compliance for granted . |
| 25 | After the Englishman had taken his tally for the season to 14 , Hibs mounted a spirited fightback . |
| 26 | After the Englishman had taken his tally for the season to 14 , Hibs mounted a spirited fightback . |
| 27 | Andy Payton 's haul of six goals in four games has taken his tally for the season to 14 . |
| 28 | That — arrogant brute had implied that her mother had taken his family for a ride financially , yet , according to Ruth Russell , Isabelle had been pregnant and penniless , reduced to working as a mother 's help when Hugh met her . |
| 29 | ‘ No , I think it would have been easier just to take his word for it that I 'd boobed , fallen down on the job . |
| 30 | Ronni was prepared to take his word for it . |