Example sentences of "[be] responsible for [det] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thugs like Watson are responsible for that reign of terror . |
| 2 | ‘ The Chipperfields are responsible for that side of the business . ’ |
| 3 | Here he is , h h he has the very unpleasant duty of explaining and justifying the drafting of this measure a a and I do hope it would be , it would be really rather an unexpected realisation of an ambition , but nevertheless one hopes eternal if my Noble Friend were to get up and say that as a result these few remarks that I have been tempted to make that some kind of effort is going to be made to tidy up as th th the processes whereby er such stuff appears , is allowed to appear on the pages of the Statute Book er er I do recall that when the Charities Bill was going through several committees , my Noble Friend was n't who who was d d dealing with the Bill in , on behalf of the Government was exceedingly helpful and I hope that he will show the same degree of goodwill today er and , and , and er h if he 's very clear and devote is very considerable energies to persuading those professional obs obfuscators who are responsible for this kind of garbage to do better in the future . |
| 4 | In practice , this mistake has been responsible for much confusion in the discussion of syntactic possibilities and their means of expression . |
| 5 | The newcomers , of course , have not been responsible for this loss of rural autonomy — indeed , they have been equally affected by the growing remoteness of decision-making . |
| 6 | I will command the main body and Jotan will be responsible for that part of the force which will travel west once we have crossed the G'bai . |
| 7 | At one time , two-pipe house drainage systems were designed to keep waste water and soil water completely separate until they entered the underground drains and to prevent ‘ drain air ’ entering the house : in Victorian times this was thought to be responsible for all manner of ills . |
| 8 | ‘ I 'm the battalion adjutant , ’ he went on to explain , as he swayed from foot to foot , ‘ and will be responsible for this intake for the period that you are billeted in Edinburgh . |
| 9 | Until the execution of any confidentiality agreement by your Representatives you agree to be responsible for any breach of this Agreement by your Representatives . |
| 10 | Whole groups of state-owned enterprises would be sold , with the Council of Ministers being responsible for each enterprise on offer . |
| 11 | Yet Arsenal , accused of being responsible for this perversion of their own style , kept their place among the goal-scoring vanguard despite the tightening of defences everywhere . |
| 12 | His belief that specific principles were responsible for each phase of digestion lay behind his discovery of the action of acid in the stomach and alkali in the duodenum . |
| 13 | ‘ Do n't be so modest , Archie , ’ said Robins , adding for my benefit , ‘ The colonel is responsible for all manner of things — the daily radio link — ‘ the sked ’ as it 's known all over the Pacific-crime and punishment , what happens if the electricity breaks down . ’ |