Example sentences of "take [det] [prep] the [noun] for " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Portsmouth must take some of the blame for the stalemate for they came defensively formed and defensively minded , and content to rely on breakaways to snatch an equaliser and , faintly possibly , a winner . |
| 2 | His son Graeme must take some of the blame for this , for his approach at the first extra hole found sand and his drive at the second left his father with an uneven stance on a bank . |
| 3 | Media and social pressures must take some of the blame for the increase in debt . |
| 4 | The government , says Roith , should take some of the credit for the growth in computer literacy in Britain over the past half a decade . |
| 5 | English departments in secondary schools should take some of the responsibility for preparing pupils for such purposes of spoken language in public life by providing firm foundations on which they will be able to build as adults with increasing maturity and experience . |
| 6 | Most modern historians , by contrast , have argued that Edward IV himself must take much of the responsibility for the deposition of his heir . |
| 7 | Most modern historians , by contrast , have argued that Edward IV himself must take much of the responsibility for the deposition of his heir . |
| 8 | As Dr Jaffery pointed out , the British of the last century must take much of the blame for this . |
| 9 | Boz must take much of the blame for that . |
| 10 | The Scottish National party must take much of the blame for the lack of payment in Scotland . |
| 11 | In his 14 years as president , both tennis in general and the ITF in particular have undergone enormous development and Mr Chatrier can take much of the credit for the changes which have taken place . |
| 12 | George Jones LABOUR GOOD : Labour 's campaign co-ordinator John Cunningham will take much of the credit for the projection of his party as putative government . |
| 13 | PRINCESS Anne must take much of the credit for bringing royalty into the 20th Century . |
| 14 | As a result , while the Authority can justifiably take much of the credit for the transformation of certain aspects of primary education in Leeds which PNP began to yield , it may also need to accept responsibility for some of PNP 's manifest weaknesses . |
| 15 | Well I was n't here , so I wo n't take any of the blame for this at all ! |
| 16 | George and Marie agreed that George should take most of the responsibility for the Brasserie , which they felt needed his talent for hospitality to build up a clientele , as well as his ability to train staff and foster good employee relations . |
| 17 | This is an immense and fascinating field of research and the founder of my own laboratory , Bill Thorpe , can take most of the credit for also founding the field . |
| 18 | Players ' agents must take most of the blame for this debilitating soccer illness . |
| 19 | ‘ And Hilary 's taking some off the top for himself … ’ |
| 20 | He took most of the responsibility for the selection and training of staff , with whom he enjoyed good relations , and was an excellent host , with a particular knowledge of French wines . |
| 21 | During this time , Liz had taken much of the responsibility for the day-to-day running of the business , while her mother had been staying at home to look after her husband who was in poor health . |
| 22 | After In-Keeping , the 11-10 favourite , had stormed to a five-length success , Scudamore refused to take any of the credit for his latest statistical breakthrough . |
| 23 | My first feeling was one of excitement : I was getting all the pleasure of being in a conspiracy without having to take any of the responsibility for it . |