take bets

Are they taking bets on what I'm going to do?

"Does anyone want to take bets on how soon I return?"

Some of the guys asked if we would take bets out for them.

At this point few people around the county seat are taking bets.

People are taking bets on whether the Governor has been paid not to act.

To date, the men are ahead, but no one is taking bets that they will stay out front.

But neither side is taking bets as to whether they reach a deal this year.

Taking bets on first mention of "good feet for a big man".

I started taking bets on who would win the race to murder him.

Colleagues are taking bets as to how much time he'll spend in each place.

Matthew was not the sort of man who took bets on the future.

In other words, people were arrested for doing exactly what the state itself does every day: take bets.

"Other than taking bets on whether the old boy will finally become a priest, what's the deal?"

It was also in turmoil, and people were taking bets on how long the new director would last.

I'm not taking bets on anything she can or can't do.

I'm taking bets on how long he is going to last."

Chase takes bets on who will be fired at the end of the case.

In the same year he reluctantly began to take bets on elections.

Though the next general election may be more than two years away, the markets have already started taking bets on the outcome.

They're starting to take bets on whether we'll come back or not."

Want to take bets on the chances of its working out?"

But no one is taking bets on actual release dates.

In fact I'll be taking bets on this later on today.

"We've been taking bets on it, as a matter of fact.

Bookies are taking bets on where it'll turn up next.