Example sentences of "[noun prp] was responsible for [adj] " in BNC.

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1 In fact , Braun was responsible for all the sculpture in this sumptuous palace .
2 On a similar tack , Guttersnipe would be intrigued to discover whether Mr Wahlberg was responsible for any more than 20 per cent of the many sexual peccadilloes attributed to him in this column .
3 As Territorial Commander Eva was responsible for all that happened in Salvation Army circles .
4 The context in which these last two laws were first issued is unknown ; indeed the identification of which Childebert and which Chlothar was responsible for these laws depends on attribution by modern editors .
5 Based on 1987 European Monitoring and Evaluation ( EMEP ) figures , the UK was responsible for 10 per cent of the sulphur deposition that fell on Norway .
6 Ironically in view of their later slip down the headhunting league table , the firm of Boyden was responsible for one of the first major searches , a landmark in the history of executive search and a vital precursor of the work of the Big four .
7 The firm of Waring & Gillow was responsible for contemporary furniture in many large houses , and supplied the Dolls ' House with typical , practical pieces for staff bedrooms .
8 Antrim will certainly vouch for that given that Carey was responsible for two goals and five points in their All Ireland semi-final defeat .
9 So Gabriel was responsible for both the important farms in the area , while their owners sat alone in their lonely farmhouses .
10 Pallister was responsible for one goal and Ince gave away the free kick for the other .
11 In 1983 America was responsible for one quarter of the world 's consumption of primary fuel , 25% of the oil , 19% of the coal , 32% of the gas and 34% of the nuclear power generation .
12 When asked in 1890 if a country like Russia should not have an independent Ministry of Agriculture , Vyshnegradsky was responsible for another bon mot : ‘ But the Minister of Agriculture will not have anything to do . ’
13 Jon Taylor was responsible for both their goals .
14 ‘ Look , in the old days the Mamur Zapt was responsible for bloody everything in the city .
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