Example sentences of "[pron] [vb base] [vb pp] [pron] for [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 've used it for carrying pens — you do n't get too many grizzlies or wolves where I live ! |
| 2 | And they have happened as I have wanted , and I have taken it for granted that they have because I know where I 'm going . |
| 3 | You know , when you get paid twenty pounds a night for driving the minibus , and you get paid nothing for running the P A , and it takes equally long if not , if not |
| 4 | ‘ It looks as if we 've got you for resisting arrest as well , ’ he told her grimly . |
| 5 | We have used it for scouting exercises . ’ |
| 6 | So far we have taken it for granted that the distinction between ambiguity and generality is intuitively obvious . |
| 7 | In fact , the calculation above hides a significant assumption : We have taken it for granted that there are precisely 3 offspring . |