Example sentences of "taken [adv] for a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | All Léonie managed to discover from the postman 's hints was that the priest had had the bones taken away for a quick burial in the cemetery with as few people present as possible , and that people were still visiting the site of the apparitions , waiting to see whether Thérèse would go back . |
| 2 | After long-drawn-out bickering , the boy was taken away for a medical examination . |
| 3 | Parts of it have been taken over for a secondary motor road , but much of it remains remote and quiet , rarely disturbed by a human voice . |
| 4 | A forty year old airliner that seats just fourteen passengers has taken off for a new lease of life in Australia . |
| 5 | Mr Hrawi said no decision had been taken yet for a military showdown . |
| 6 | Mr Hrawi said no decision had been taken yet for a military showdown . |