Example sentences of "take [pers pn] for [det] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ Oh , they 'll take you for that , all right ; they 're fishing for them like mackerel . ’
2 He was dressed in the garb of a typical construct worker , so that anybody he passed would take him for such .
3 I 've got ta take her for another injection .
4 Thank you for taking me for that delectable breath of fresh air — it 's something I 'll always remember . ’
5 ‘ It 's nigh on two year since I 've been out that house , ’ said Bella suddenly , ‘ since the Warden took me for that X-ray after I fell over and hurt me wrist . ’
6 He had taken me for some kind of refugee from the Napoleonic Wars !
7 I knew I should n't have taken you for that coffee . ’
8 You take me for some kind of fool , do you ?
9 You take me for some kind of arsehole !
10 Now , where did you say you were going to take me for that drink ? ’
11 Drugs are expensive in primary care , not normally because of the unit cost , but because many patients take them for many years .
12 Take him for all in all ,
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