Example sentences of "[noun prp] took [adv prt] responsibility [prep] " 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 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 .
4 Bill Robertson took over responsibility for the West of Scotland area from Bob Doran .
5 Hilda Sturge took on responsibility for the adult refugees , while the Committee , with Greta acting as honorary secretary , looked after the children .
6 Robert Atkins took over responsibility for sport at the Department of the Environment , replacing Colin Moynihan .
7 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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