Example sentences of "[noun prp] [vb past] [adv prt] [noun sg] for " in BNC.

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1 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 .
2 Shreeves was sacked and Doug Livermore and Ray Clemence took over responsibility for first-team affairs .
3 ‘ Something smells good , ’ Maggie commented as Mr Sanderson poured out whisky for himself , Nevil and Jimmy .
4 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 .
5 Meanwhile the SPD kept up pressure for a policy of ‘ co-existence ’ with East Germany .
6 Bill Robertson took over responsibility for the West of Scotland area from Bob Doran .
7 Hilda Sturge took on responsibility for the adult refugees , while the Committee , with Greta acting as honorary secretary , looked after the children .
8 Robert Atkins took over responsibility for sport at the Department of the Environment , replacing Colin Moynihan .
9 Returning from Canton in May 1817 , Jardine gave up medicine for commerce , which he learned from Thomas Weeding , a London merchant and EIC agent .
10 Even in his own troubled mind , Vologsky dredged up sympathy for the old man .
11 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 .
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