Example sentences of "be [be] [verb] for grant " in BNC.
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| 1 | I do n't begrudge the support we 've given , but I was annoyed when I realised we were being taken for granted . |
| 2 | Within religions of Indian origin , such as Hinduism , Buddhism and Sikhism , certain views of reality being as it is are taken for granted , such as dharma — the existence of a moral law , and karma — the impact of this on individuals according to how much they fulfil or fail to fulfil dharma , and samsara — the process of reincarnation . |
| 3 | The team clearly adopted a far too low key approach , with insufficient trawling for support among backbenchers which was reported to have offended a number who felt that their support was being taken for granted . |
| 4 | He was thinking instead of the twenty minutes he had spent at home between a difficult hour persuading the voluntary organist at New End ( a retired primary-school headmistress who felt she was being taken for granted ) to continue , at least temporarily , and this service of compline at Quindale . |
| 5 | Such problems received considerable attention at this time ; it is clear that nothing was being taken for granted . |