Example sentences of "took him for [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Roland took him for a caricature and bristled vestigially with class irritation . |
| 2 | After a time , his doctor friend had seen enough of his extremity and took him for a drink in the airport bar . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | ‘ 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 . |
| 7 | Car joy : Prince Charles presented a £54,000 hi-tech van to disabled man who then took him for a spin . |
| 8 | That is why I took him for an agent . |
| 9 | We took him for an X-ray . |
| 10 | In the next throne along lounged an elegant young man — summer business suit , Cal tan , thick , unlayered rug : I took him for an actor . |