Example sentences of "i take [pron] for [verb] " in BNC.
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1 | She said I did n't appreciate her , I took her for granted , I did n't notice all the little things she did and that I sulked if she made the slightest mistake . |
2 | The reality surprised me at first , and then like everyone else , I took it for granted . |
3 | I took it for granted that I could associate with people from all walks of life , from every background . |
4 | Back then I think my girlfriends and I took it for granted that washing regularly was an exclusively feminine pursuit . |
5 | I took it for granted I 'd just been lying there since I went out , and whoever had jumped me had made off and left me there . |
6 | It means that every night I do my homework ; I take nothing for granted . |
7 | This is not because I take them for granted — On the contrary I marvel every year at the miracle of that never-empty basket in The Undercroft and the crowds round the stalls . |
8 | I could have pointed out that there was never any chance of me taking her for granted , because the minute I stopped thinking about her she sobbed until I noticed her again . |