Example sentences of "[prep] take [noun sg] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Perhaps you are blaming others for your stuckness , instead of taking responsibility for your own life ? |
| 2 | I met 15 women , all of whom said they wanted to learn machine knitting , but most of whom were afraid of taking responsibility for the machine . |
| 3 | Religion is often castigated for encouraging an attitude of dependence upon authority or tradition , which is at loggerheads with the attitude of taking responsibility for oneself . |
| 4 | Well I mean one of the women I spoke to that I mentioned in that piece felt strongly that schools were laying too much on children in terms of taking responsibility for how the world is , and she erm mentioned in particular erm the kind of ecological issues that lots of schools and teachers are taking up now and erm children are becoming involved in projects for , you know , recycle this that and the other and there 's a book , is n't there , ‘ The Children 's Green Guide ’ or something . |
| 5 | The reasoning which follows is based on the opinion , already inseparable from what has been said , that appropriation is a neutral expression and does not convey the sense of taking property for oneself without the owner 's authority . |
| 6 | The Devil was an invention , he claimed , that prevented us from taking responsibility for our own destiny . |
| 7 | In all I expect we were about a dozen strong before taking departure for Malta from a point to the South of the Balearics . |
| 8 | Herself the illegitimate daughter of a Danish sailor who had spent one month in Paradise Street before taking ship for ever , she had built herself a firmly structured life which could withstand all but atomic bombardment . |
| 9 | And in taking prey for the first time he had found courage . |
| 10 | But these cluster developments have proved unpopular with local residents and with local general practitioners , who often feel relatively unsupported in taking responsibility for up to 20 recently discharged chronically mentally ill people . |
| 11 | In the reign of Henry III they accounted for the agistment dues at the Exchequer , but made substantial payments into the Wardrobe from time to time , and paid out sums locally for such purposes as the maintenance of a neighbouring royal castle , building operations , the enclosure of a royal park , and the expenses incurred by the Forest officers in taking venison for the king . |
| 12 | Thank you for taking time for this interview , well that 's a load of crap cos I did n't give time . |
| 13 | Another trip worth taking time for is to Berchtesgaden , Hitler 's Eagle 's Nest which was his ‘ country retreat ’ when the pressures of life were getting too much for him . |
| 14 | When the time comes for you to move on , whether or not you leave through your own choice , it is worth taking stock for a moment . |
| 15 | As you will recall , I have persistently warned you all about taking promotion for granted and I am sure if you read back over my programme notes you will find I have not once alluded to it . |
| 16 | For a moment he wondered about taking food for the pheasants . |
| 17 | The verderers also co-operated with the foresters in supervising the exercise of customary rights within the forest , such as taking wood for fuel , fencing and house-repair ; in making arrangements at the swanimote for the agistment of the king 's demesne woods ; and in carrying out various inquiries in the forest into such matters as the rights of the Crown and the perquisites of the Forest officers . |
| 18 | Mr Lightman claimed that if the jury which had awarded the £600,000 had known that Mrs Sutcliffe was not adverse to taking money for her story , the outcome could have been different . |
| 19 | Mr Mellor will oversee the launch of the National Lottery in addition to taking reponsibility for government policy on the film industry , arts and national heritage . |
| 20 | can you , yes I well it 's gon na take time for that |
| 21 | Whereas by welcoming the light within themselves and by taking responsibility for their own karma , they can become relieved of the burden of self-delusion that blocks the gift of awareness . |
| 22 | Nevertheless , in the majority of cases it was the women who managed the money by taking responsibility for day-to-day budgeting arrangements , paying the bills and organising the family finances . |
| 23 | Returning to London , Crawford supplemented his income by working as a waiter at Lyons ' Corner House , in Westminster , showing his athleticism by taking responsibility for a whole floor , a task normally given to four waiters . |