Example sentences of "[vb past] over responsibility for the [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Normally he handed over responsibility for the routine maintenance of their relationship to Ellen , but she was letting him down , so he was going to try the only technique he knew : drop some explosive overboard and see what floated to the surface .
2 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 .
3 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 .
4 Bill Robertson took over responsibility for the West of Scotland area from Bob Doran .
5 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 .
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