Example sentences of "taking [pron] for [verb] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Because that was when I stopped taking it for granted . |
| 32 | Between waking and full consciousness I see clearly that I should never have so casually left the inn once I had got there , taking it for granted I could get back quite simply . |
| 33 | Dane was either unaware of her stunned reaction , or else was simply taking it for granted , she thought irritably . |
| 34 | Acceptance of mystery — taking it for granted that the spirit is beyond our total comprehension , that this dimension can not easily be put into words , or expressed adequately in any art form . |
| 35 | I am taking it for granted that if you used the term , even in minutes and reports , you must have meant something by it . |
| 36 | You seemed to be taking it for granted , ’ she pointed out . |
| 37 | Robert Sheldrake was taking it for granted that the only threat to his practice was that of two small-animal vets , and even that was sufficient for him to be rather unpleasant . |
| 38 | So he was taking it for granted or or chancing his hand that this Monday for this year was going to be another good day . |
| 39 | Isambard was taking it for granted , it seemed , that a boy of fifteen could easily be seduced into giving his confidence , or at least some incautious fringes of it , to companions not so far from his own age and under orders to ingratiate themselves with him . |
| 40 | Chelmsford Chieftains know the full extent of the British Ice Hockey Association 's idiosyncrasies and will not be taking anything for granted as they prepare . |
| 41 | Predictably Labour 's Alan Milburn was pleased with The Northern ‘ s poll result although he stressed no one was taking anything for granted and the relentless effort would not ease between now and polling on Thursday . |
| 42 | They 're taking us for granted ! |