Example sentences of "to take [pos pn] [noun sg] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ They 're not going to take my word for it . ’ |
| 2 | Whatever the reason , you will have to take my word for it that a hill-walk is still an exhilarating day out even when you ca n't see a thing . |
| 3 | But you 'll just have to take my word for it . |
| 4 | When asked how he knew this , he would become very vague , saying , ‘ There are things I ca n't tell you guys , you 'll just have to take my word for it . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ You do n't need to take my word for it , you can ask anybody . ’ |
| 6 | You do n't have to take my word for it , they 'll talk about it quite freely , they 're not ashamed or afraid of it . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ There never was any arrangement of that kind , but I do n't expect you to take my word for it . |
| 8 | The House does not have to take my word for it , because the action taken to deliver our commitments is there for all to see in the report . |
| 9 | But I would n't expect you to take my word for it , that 's why I 'm drawing on the Department 's manual which confirms my own experience . |
| 10 | You 'll have to take my word for it , we do n't get that kind of trauma too often . ’ |
| 11 | I 'm gon na have to take my brother for prep . |
| 12 | To take my fee for nothing ? |
| 13 | As I am aware that to remove it from its present location would leave an unwelcome gap in your own display , may I suggest that , if you are willing to lend it , we supply you with a full-size mounted or framed photograph of the original to take its place for the duration of our exhibition ? |
| 14 | Never having cornered Milton , I am content to take their word for it . |
| 15 | Apart from the very great difficulty of establishing how a couple manage their finances ( in effect one would have to take their word for it ) and the strong incentive they would have to arrange their affairs so as to safeguard the woman 's claim to benefit , the fact that she is receiving benefit may itself make it unnecessary for the man to give her more than is required for his own keep . |
| 16 | He said , " You need n't think I 'm just going to give up , that I 'm just going to take their word for it ! " |
| 17 | One or two of his friends and sympathisers began to take their departure for Germany while there was still time . |
| 18 | ‘ Mr McQuaid 's room is ready , ’ Maggie said as they prepared to take their leave for the night . |
| 19 | It is clear that the architects intend to take their revenge for years of perceived slights by firmly nailing up the poor old builders . |
| 20 | Tiriac is also concerned that the Germans are beginning to take their success for granted . |
| 21 | It is becoming painfully clear , however , that students at Stirling University can no longer afford to take their Association for granted . |
| 22 | Her uncle Raymond , Count of Tripoli , was ruler of one of the crusader-states and too far away either to help her or to threaten to take her inheritance for himself . |
| 23 | He would be back in three weeks , he reminded her , to take her home for the weekend . |
| 24 | The teddy-boy seemed to take her listlessness for acquiescence . |
| 25 | ‘ No , I think it would have been easier just to take his word for it that I 'd boobed , fallen down on the job . |
| 26 | Ronni was prepared to take his word for it . |
| 27 | Lindsey was prepared to take his word for it as she settled back , content to drink in the spectacularly breathtaking scenery . |
| 28 | An artificial log glowed in the manorial fireplace and I wondered whether she was admitting that it was n't really very nice now , and how often Syl felt it as an obligation to take his mother for drives around the countryside . |
| 29 | Lord Sempill could not afford the time , and flew home , so Fred Crocombe decided to take his place for the rest of the flight , with Wood as the sole pilot . |
| 30 | We tend to take our water for granted , a turn of the tap and we have all we need , but we should consider more this most important mineral , without which we could not exist , the dry summer of 1976 proving how much we owe to water companies and the men who operate them . |