Example sentences of "[be] [v-ing] [pron] for [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I bet they 're thanking them for getting two hundred and fifty nicker |
| 2 | You 're paying him for knowing how to do it . |
| 3 | ‘ What makes you think you 're taking me for granted ? ’ |
| 4 | They 're taking us for granted ! |
| 5 | They said , ‘ We 're arresting you for loitering with the intent of prostitution . ’ |
| 6 | Fibre-optic broadcaster WilTel Corp will be using it for transmitting television programmes as will Vyvx Inc , which also provides videoconferencing , production and editing facilities to over 65 US cities . |
| 7 | I 'm reporting you for idling your time for two minutes . |
| 8 | City will be kicking themselves for allowing Cranfield to get back into the game , but the visitors must be given credit for a spirited second half performance . |
| 9 | He would not have reckoned on their single liaison having such an outcome , and he would be blaming her for failing to have taken precautions . |
| 10 | ‘ I do n't see why I ca n't continue my run for the seniors , ’ he says , ‘ but I 'm taking nothing for granted . ’ |
| 11 | She thought , looking at the pleasant room : I 'm taking it for granted already ! |
| 12 | Some people back there would be cursing us for raising so much dust . |
| 13 | You will not be flirting at the kitchen door with the milkman and the coalman , and Matey will not be chasing you for doing so . ’ |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | Unschooled children , if the evidence does demonstrate that they are being less explicit , may in fact be taking it for granted that the questioner can see what is being referred to so that there is no apparent need to be explicit . |
| 16 | You seemed to be taking it for granted , ’ she pointed out . |
| 17 | That more likely is that you realised well nigh immediately that it was Mr , that 's why you said to Mr I 'm arresting you for harbouring an escapee . |
| 18 | It 's as if I 'm repaying him for looking after me at school . |
| 19 | I am taking it for granted that if you used the term , even in minutes and reports , you must have meant something by it . |
| 20 | But Hughes is adamant that despite their glittering array of striking talent with himself , Ryan Giggs , Ian Rush and Dean Saunders in the side Wales are taking nothing for granted . |
| 21 | ‘ You are taking it for granted that when I say ‘ what they like ’ I mean sexual experience . |
| 22 | ‘ If you have been taking me for granted , ’ Mr O'Hara argued , ‘ then that is my fault . |
| 23 | I have obviously been taking you for granted . ’ |
| 24 | They were concerned least the Shah should think that they were rebuking him for comparing him unfavourably with them of steel . |
| 25 | MIPS is preening itself for getting the R4400 upgrade out in the timeframe it predicted it would a year ago . |
| 26 | DESPITE a memorable victory over Ukrainian side Karpaty Lvov in the European Cup Winners Cup on Wednesday , Shelbourne midfielder Paul Doolin is taking nothing for granted as his former club Derry City visit Tolka Park this afternoon . |
| 27 | Hooper is taking nothing for granted as Souness contemplates his line-up for the vital clash , his latest worry being Michael Thomas ' ankle injury which makes him doubtful with Steve McManaman . |
| 28 | Hooper is taking nothing for granted as Souness contemplates his line-up for the vital clash , his latest worry being Michael Thomas ' ankle injury which makes him doubtful with Steve McManaman . |
| 29 | But he 's taking nothing for granted . |
| 30 | But not when he 's taking me for granted . |