Example sentences of "take him for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | " When I go on holiday Con always takes him for a week or two and he has never mentioned any … anything unusual … in that way . " |
| 2 | Francis always takes him for a walk last thing before going to bed . |
| 3 | Charlie , is on his last legs , has been for years and , might as well have him put down , as that Nick keep saying , I think I 'll have to have him put down he , when he takes him for a walk he collapses . |
| 4 | Or , like he , if the little girl 's riding him , he always goes with her then as well , but even if the girl 's not on him , he takes him for a walk like a big dog so I mean , they 're lovely people , you could n't wish to have him with nicer people , erm , you know they are , they really are nice |
| 5 | Taylor replaced him and , according to Rust , ‘ preached to the admiration and astonishment of his auditory ; and by his florid and youthful beauty … and sublime and pleasant air made his hearers take him for a young angel ’ . |
| 6 | Later , she 'd take him for a walk , if her father did n't have time . |
| 7 | There 's got ta be someone out there though , that 'll take him for a ride ! |
| 8 | She said summat about taking him for a picnic . |
| 9 | As he cried out , she insisted on taking him for a drive in her car . |
| 10 | A nurse taking him for a more experienced dresser had given him a gown and told him to go into the Burns Room . |
| 11 | It was clear that she 'd been taking him for a ride , in that there was no ride in it for him at the end of the process . |
| 12 | The woman was taking him for a ride , working on him to get what she wanted , and that included Lissa 's destruction . |
| 13 | Means going back in the morning and taking him for a walk |
| 14 | ‘ Scotland Yard , ’ he informed Mr Multhrop severely , taking him for the doorman as he marched through the doors of the Imperial Hotel . |
| 15 | ‘ The first time I took him for a walk without a harness , he had a bit of a job to work that out as well . |
| 16 | Roland took him for a caricature and bristled vestigially with class irritation . |
| 17 | For a moment , I took him for a vagrant , but then I saw he was just some local fellow enjoying the fresh air and summer sunshine , and saw no reason not to comply . |
| 18 | Soon after I got him I noticed a lump under his tummy , so I took him for a thorough check-up . |
| 19 | After a time , his doctor friend had seen enough of his extremity and took him for a drink in the airport bar . |
| 20 | And then , because she did n't want to be saying goodbye to him any sooner than she had to , she took him for a wander through the main part of the Hall to see how the preparations were going . |
| 21 | Car joy : Prince Charles presented a £54,000 hi-tech van to disabled man who then took him for a spin . |
| 22 | Yesterday , two Norfolk men who kidnapped a prime suspect and took him for a ride were sent to prison for five years and apparently the suspect did not even get a police caution . |
| 23 | Yeah , I said yeah I am , I said I 'm gon na drive up and see , so we got in , went up to Wendy 's , you could n't see through the door Pen , Penny and Kev said well we 'll drive round as well , I said well she 's had us up and down , cos one minute she was quite strong then the next she could n't cope , I said Wendy all I want you to ever know is that I 'm there , if ever you want me phone me , I do n't care whether it 's middle of the night , middle of the morning or whatever , so she says alright , anyway Penny went up , she said she could n't see anything she thinks she 's gone a bed and then me and Rudy went up , it must have been quarter to one cos I took him for a little walk and I got out the car and walked round the back and then , I could see her curtains were open and I could see a light on , so I went round the front and I shouted through the letter box , Wen it 's only me I 've come to wish you a happy new year , let's hope next year will be better than this one and she come to the door and she was broken hearted |
| 24 | We took him for an X-ray . |
| 25 | In the next throne along lounged an elegant young man — summer business suit , Cal tan , thick , unlayered rug : I took him for an actor . |
| 26 | That is why I took him for an agent . |
| 27 | The clever Ephron has taken him for a very long ride indeed . |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | Owen had taken him for a Sudani because his face was black . |
| 30 | At least he was spared the knowledge that he 'd given the doge 's ring to a heartless little bitch who 'd just taken him for a ride . ’ |