Example sentences of "[vb mod] take [noun] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Not only that , but one imagines such huts to be found in the very heart of the wilderness , where one can not ascend a peak and walk out in a single day , and must take shelter for the night . |
| 2 | LASMO believes that as operator it must take responsibility for the care and protection of the environment and it must ensure that every aspect of its work is carried out in a safe and effective way . |
| 3 | So suppliers must take responsibility for the delivery of fully-tested components . |
| 4 | The disabled lobby in the arts must take credit for the work they have done in making galleries more accessible , but there is a great deal more to do in order to encourage and demonstrate the creative talents of older people that undoubtedly exist . |
| 5 | He suggests I should take responsibility for the actions of abusing men — that I should feel the guilt they obviously do not . |
| 6 | To ensure that the external assessors are independent of , and are clearly seen as being independent of , the directors of the companies they assess , an audit review panel should take responsibility for the appointment , and the termination of the appointment , of the external assessors . |
| 7 | In so doing , they enable women to organise against their own victimisation and create the conditions in which men themselves may take responsibility for the reform of masculinity . |
| 8 | It may take time for the resisters to realize that you mean to influence events through them and are not wanting merely to impose your nominal authority over them . |
| 9 | Accent or dialect can communicate place of residence during acquisition of language ; and it may take time for the listener to become accustomed to a different dialect . |
| 10 | On 21 September Prime Minister Clement Attlee informed Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin , then in New York , that he favoured a declaration from the United Nations that it would take responsibility for the rehabilitation of the whole country . |
| 11 | It would take months for the rocks to cool off , and about a thousand years for the steam in the air to condense back into the seas . |
| 12 | He had some lovely tartan coloured rugs which I used to go and admire over at Clove Lodge , where he would take lodgings for the night . |
| 13 | He will take responsibility for the five courses … |
| 14 | It will take months for the appeal to be heard , putting all the machinery of the lawsuit in slow gear , although the discovery process will continue . |
| 15 | They will take initiative for the sake of ‘ the poor and needy strangers ’ , namely those outside the church who have no intention of going near the institutional church . |
| 16 | Even with a new economic miracle somewhere ahead , it will take years for the East Germans ' standard of living to come close to that of their rich cousins . |
| 17 | It will take time for the implications of his work to be properly assimilated and understood ; the process involves transposition from a cultural context that is more remote than the French . |
| 18 | The benefits to be derived from the best practice technique are not in doubt , but it will take time for the full bottom line effect to flow through . |
| 19 | It will take time for the resources and expertise to build up , but it is hoped that the will and intention to provide a first-class service now exists . |
| 20 | We have negotiated specially reduced rates with Sealink , and can take bookings for the following routes : |
| 21 | They can take measures for the burning of the heaths , the clearing of drains , and the repair and maintenance of the Forest pounds : these measures they carry out through the agency or with the permission of the Forestry Commissioners . |
| 22 | It can take months for the violence to subside , they take it out on themselves by punching the walls or scratching their wrists . |
| 23 | We all deserve a rest day , and conveniently at the halfway stage is Fort William , the only town in the itinerary thus far , where refuelling and restocking can take place for the second part of the journey . |