Example sentences of "i took [pron] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | Soon after I got him I noticed a lump under his tummy , so I took him for a thorough check-up . |
| 4 | In the next throne along lounged an elegant young man — summer business suit , Cal tan , thick , unlayered rug : I took him for an actor . |
| 5 | I took him for dead , |
| 6 | That is why I took him for an agent . |
| 7 | 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 |
| 8 | At first I took them for Maria 's , though it seemed strange that she should be going down to the beach at that time . |
| 9 | ‘ I took them for a ride in a van and a walk through Epping Forest . ’ |
| 10 | I took them for the shrine in the loft one night , and have them to this day , little brown twists of dried plant like old Sellotape , stuck in a little glass bottle . |
| 11 | He give me them , I took them for three days , right , I did n't come down for a fortnight and Russell 'll tell you that , I was high as a kite . |
| 12 | She said I did n't appreciate her , I took her for granted , I did n't notice all the little things she did and that I sulked if she made the slightest mistake . |
| 13 | No , no , I said to Richard is , is , Debbie not feeling well enough to come here , no I took her for a little ride round the . |
| 14 | On the , so I took her for . |
| 15 | Well , you 're a bigger fool than I took you for . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ When I first met you , I took you for a pleasure anorexic . ’ |
| 17 | I took you for a bit of a rogue , but maybe you 're just a fool . |
| 18 | ‘ I took you for Adam , for he 's gone down Mountsorrel to fetch in some supplies . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ I 'm too full of relief that you are n't the mercenary bitch I took you for . ’ |
| 20 | The reality surprised me at first , and then like everyone else , I took it for granted . |
| 21 | I took it for granted that I could associate with people from all walks of life , from every background . |
| 22 | ’ ’ I took it for something inevitable . |
| 23 | I took it for a continuation . |
| 24 | Back then I think my girlfriends and I took it for granted that washing regularly was an exclusively feminine pursuit . |
| 25 | Then she held out her hand to me , and I took it for a second . |
| 26 | I took it for granted I 'd just been lying there since I went out , and whoever had jumped me had made off and left me there . |
| 27 | You see , he was exceptionally nice and he used to lecture at the colleges and er he was a real , very nice gentleman and er and so he , of course he , he , he took his drink across to the table with him and sometimes I took it for him it just depend and he , he wrote this book and er I forget now , perhaps you would like to read and see what he says |
| 28 | in fact , I took it for a taxi up here from there went to pit club , we had one in pit club and a game of bingo , went to Peacock we had one in Peacock and eat our sandwich . |
| 29 | so it er , it were running alright then , and er I took it for a spin I went round the block , up Robin Hood Way |
| 30 | Yeah I 'd considered buying it and all that , you know it do n't take five minutes you know , and I took it for a test drive |