Example sentences of "and [vb base] for grant " in BNC.

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1 I feared that many readers , prejudiced by the supposed right-wing commitment of the Group , would misread the Report , and take for granted that we were opposed to all the innovations of recent years .
2 He singled out for particular attention the concepts of cause and effect , which we use and take for granted in everyday life , which are central to scientific study , and which were also essential to the theological argument from causality .
3 And yet , the astonishing fact is that the H.T. that we know and take for granted today is not much more than a hundred years old , generally accepted as having originated in 1867 with the variety called ‘ La France ’ .
4 They ignore homosexuality and take for granted categories of ‘ male ’ and ‘ female ’ .
5 The thing is , the machine tool industry or super precision requirements be become use and take for granted a noise specification , the fact that it must run quietly .
6 It was all Harriet could do not to confront her , have the whole thing out , tell her that she was not prepared to put up with such behaviour any longer , that she might be a war widow with a child , but she was living in her mother 's house and should at least not take such care and help for granted .
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