Example sentences of "he [verb] [verb] responsibility for " in BNC.

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1 He decided to shift responsibility for the Dutch Indies onto other shoulders , judging that anyway it was , in language he was accustomed to , a ‘ can of worms ’ .
2 The woman sitting in front of him was right , he had to take responsibility for himself .
3 John Tennant 's father had died while John was still in his twenties and as well as taking over Laigh Corton Farm , he had taken responsibility for his mother and the rest of the family .
4 Mr Cook said he hoped to retain responsibility for health matters .
5 He wanted to take responsibility for employment policy .
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