Example sentences of "taken in by [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Do not be taken in by current usage . |
| 2 | Anyone considering a purchase from this company should make sure they get cast-iron guarantees concerning specification and after sales support or , like me and many others to my knowledge , they will wish that they had not been taken in by misleading advertising and had paid a little more money to an established British company . |
| 3 | Thomas was quaking with giggles like a girl , but Harry would never again be so easily taken in by that , after this experience . |
| 4 | ‘ You did warn us against being taken in by that in one of your lectures , sir , ’ said Tommy . |
| 5 | Although in the event the old lady died first , towards the end it looked as if she would need to be taken in by one of her descendants and this caused distinct tension : ‘ we had least room and everything — and least money ’ , but ‘ there was a bit of squabbling in family . |
| 6 | ‘ In other words he has been taken in by all this ‘ financial advice ’ and guidance . |
| 7 | Nevertheless AFHQ was not informed that the Croats had been turned back until the morning of 16 May , and even then it took some time for the information to be fully taken in by all branches concerned . |
| 8 | Fortunately she 'd learnt at a very early age never to be taken in by good looks alone . |
| 9 | He was not foolish enough to be taken in by such tales ! |
| 10 | But it is doubtful whether many Greeks were taken in by such propaganda . |
| 11 | The target of the revolutionary writer 's attentions is a reading public readily and willingly collaborating in its own mystifications , yet retaining at heart a desire for cultural enlightenment and refusing adamantly to be patronised or taken in by glib and misguided preaching . |
| 12 | But the Advertising Standards Authority warns that we should n't be taken in by these glowing testimonials . |
| 13 | He died very soon afterwards , and this young daughter was taken in by some poor people . |
| 14 | But those who composed the Brezhnev doctrine have not been taken in by this line of thinking , at least not to date . |
| 15 | it just happens to be the same amount at exactly the same time but how nice of him to explain and how silly of us to be taken in by this string of coincidences . |
| 16 | If she had n't already had evidence of his contempt for her she would almost be taken in by this new smiling look . |
| 17 | He was sometimes taken in by unscrupulous petitioners . |
| 18 | Mother and Father , through their church , were arranging for Jewish children to be taken in by local families . |
| 19 | It was widely believed that inexperienced magistrates were taken in by false evidence and relied too heavily on interpreters and clerks . |
| 20 | She could get other boarders , he would never , with his reputation , be taken in by any other landlady in Florence no matter what was paid . |
| 21 | The Homunculi are not truly intelligent , and can be taken in by any subterfuge along these lines if they fail an Int test ( which should be modified by the role-play skill of the adventurers ) . |
| 22 | Mary Toogood , or Mary Johnson , as she was then , was a fearless soul who refused to be taken in by any of this nonsense . |