Example sentences of "i take [pers pn] [prep] [verb] " in BNC.

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1 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 .
2 The reality surprised me at first , and then like everyone else , I took it for granted .
3 I took it for granted that I could associate with people from all walks of life , from every background .
4 Back then I think my girlfriends and I took it for granted that washing regularly was an exclusively feminine pursuit .
5 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 .
6 I took it into to make it bigger , right , it was mum 's , so they said well we 've got to put valuation on it to send it away , so I said well I have n't got a clue , so they wrote down a thousand pound and I thought never in all this world .
7 This is not because I take them for granted — On the contrary I marvel every year at the miracle of that never-empty basket in The Undercroft and the crowds round the stalls .
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