Example sentences of "take [pron] for [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We Westerners may take them for granted as part of the furniture of any self-respecting office and available to all on every high street . |
| 2 | It 's just that sometimes — well , I do n't even know if we have a relationship , and I do n't want him thinking he can take me for granted . ’ |
| 3 | There are many different water filters and softeners on the market , but you should take nothing for granted , so consult the local water authority before using any of these devices . |
| 4 | Last January 's shock FA Cup exit against Wrexham acts as a sharp reminder that they can take nothing for granted at Scarborough . |
| 5 | The rate of change in media will continue at this pace for some years and we can take nothing for granted . |
| 6 | I believe it is possible to propose an explanation for the intuitive feeling one gets that the -ing form would be somewhat inappropriate here : the author is describing a person who is groping for anything which will reassure her before she meets her angry father and the mere fact that she is able to perceive objects which are familiar to her — when she feels so disoriented that she can take nothing for granted — is what gives her the sense that she is neither shirking nor lying . |
| 7 | It is three years since West Coast beat the Glasgow side without losing a set but Su Ragazzi will take nothing for granted . |
| 8 | He will take nothing for granted against a Swansea side who are only three points off the top of the table . |
| 9 | ‘ I 'll never take you for granted again . |
| 10 | How long did it take you for to come round ? |
| 11 | All marriages are special occasions but a second marriage is a doubly precious time because you do not take everything for granted . |
| 12 | Just as she did n't take him for granted , she made sure he could n't take her for granted either . |
| 13 | Just as she did n't take him for granted , she made sure he could n't take her for granted either . |
| 14 | Yeah , she 'd started to need Dionne , pushed it aside since they were friends , and between friends you could take it for granted , since it was . |
| 15 | We can not take it for granted any longer that the division of Germany is sustainable ; in consequence , the whole European security order may be unstable . |
| 16 | The idea of taxing what most people regard as their birthright , fresh air , is startling , but perhaps Tolba is right : we should not take it for granted . |
| 17 | Do n't take it for granted that they 'll be OK . |
| 18 | Why do we take it for granted that education is a good to which everyone equally is entitled ? |
| 19 | A young wife may assume that her husband will come shopping with her and he may take it for granted that she will stay at home while he goes to the local football match , or plays golf with the boys . |
| 20 | Let us not take it for granted . |
| 21 | Emily willed her daughter to show the right amount of gratitude , she prayed that the girl would n't take it for granted . |
| 22 | The ethnomethodologist does not take it for granted . |
| 23 | Yet can we really take it for granted that parents are so utterly changeless in their behaviour and attitudes to their children ? |
| 24 | A reminder that he should not take it for granted that he would in time succeed to England , Normandy and Anjou ? |
| 25 | Do not take it for granted that Accounts will be paying up the way you want or that suppliers will stay with you if they do n't get paid on time . |
| 26 | So you can not take it for granted . |
| 27 | Nor can an economist take it for granted that inflation will make people save more ( in the US they save less ) . |
| 28 | Cutting a whole sequence of further corners I shall now take it for granted that the total process by which we habitually segment and classify the things in the external world and recognize them as belonging to species entities originates in an introspective self-awareness that " I " can be distinguished from " my body " . |
| 29 | On the other hand a Kachin will always take it for granted that anyone whom he is prepared to classify as a Jinghpaw is a kinsman of some sort . |
| 30 | No longer do we take it for granted as meaning that we get a job in a company , or an industry , with the hope and intention of learning new skills , gaining experience and becoming part of an enterprise , in turn passing on skills and giving others the benefit of our experience . |