Example sentences of "took [adv prt] responsibility for " in BNC.

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1 The grandparents took on responsibility for the house and the children together : ‘ my mother went to work all the week , she never done no cooking . ’
2 Hilda Sturge took on responsibility for the adult refugees , while the Committee , with Greta acting as honorary secretary , looked after the children .
3 But as her husband 's health declined she took on responsibility for maintaining the farm and orchard which was the family 's main source of income .
4 In the Cabinet changes carried out in August [ see p. 39067 ] Prime Minister Constantine Mitsotakis took on responsibility for the Aegean and Andreas Andrianopoulos ( hitherto Minister of Industry and Commerce ) became Minister of State , alternating as Government Spokesman with Vassilis Magginas .
5 Toton took over responsibility for all Railfreight Coal traction used in the Midlands , North West , Yorkshire and North East districts , comprising some 250 locomotives of Classes 20 , 56 and 58 .
6 In 1948 , the Bucks Water Board took over responsibility for the supply and water for the Urban District was obtained from Foxcote reservoir and the Thames Valley Water Table .
7 Professor David Skilton , Head of English at the New University of Wales College of Cardiff , took over responsibility for our chapter on the teaching of English language and literature in the schools of Wales , and proved usefully at home with structuralist and post-structuralist approaches to literature .
8 Duncan , like all good pilots , liked to be present when others took over responsibility for his aircraft .
9 When the British Electricity Authority and its divisions took over responsibility for generation design in April 1948 , the engineers from the CEB , particularly Hacking , and Pask , his chief engineer , looked forward to strengthening the role of the centre in the design function , but that too could only have an impact in the longer run .
10 The death of the AHA was not the last word of its members , since the caucus moved across to a position within the new Victoria District Authority , which took over responsibility for the management of the AHA 's asylums .
11 Over the years many leading members of the BDA were involved in the running of the Board before it wound up following the emergence of Social Services Departments , which took over responsibility for the welfare of the deaf .
12 After the 1974 reorganisation , the new regional health authorities took over responsibility for all hospital and community health expenditure .
13 Robert Atkins took over responsibility for sport at the Department of the Environment , replacing Colin Moynihan .
14 The Secretary of State for the Environment , Brice Lalonde ( Ecology Generation ) , was promoted to Minister-Delegate responsible for the prevention of technological and natural disasters , while Hélène Dorlhac ( Union for French Democracy ) , Secretary of State for the Family , also took over responsibility for the Elderly , from Théo Braun who left the government .
15 Koffi also took over responsibility for debt rescheduling from former Minister of State Maurice Seri Gnoléba .
16 Prime Minister Nicholas Brathwaite took over responsibility for Planning from Brizan and passed his own Information portfolio to Carlyle Glean , the Minister of Education , Culture , Youth Affairs and Sport .
17 Bill Robertson took over responsibility for the West of Scotland area from Bob Doran .
18 Shreeves was sacked and Doug Livermore and Ray Clemence took over responsibility for first-team affairs .
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