Example sentences of "be be blame for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Chickens are being blamed for an estimated 6m cases of salmonella poisoning a year in Germany . |
| 2 | CONSERVATIVES in the European parliament are being blamed for holding up a plan to push through reductions of the lead content in petrol throughout the EEC . |
| 3 | ‘ Like us , he feels the players are being blamed for everything . ’ |
| 4 | FOUR-wheel drive enthusiasts are being blamed for breaking through a barrier to gain illegal access to a Suffolk ‘ island ’ which is one of Europe 's most important nature reserves . |
| 5 | Lead mines in Broken Hill , New South Wales , are being blamed for high levels of lead found in the city 's young children . |
| 6 | High concentrations of PCBs ( poly-chlorinated biphenyls ) and of related organo-halogens , which cause tumours , hormone imbalances , genetic deformities and immune system collapse in many species , are being blamed for events like the dolphin plague in the Mediterranean in 1991 and the death of half the bottle-nosed dolphin population on the US east coast in 1989 . |
| 7 | The unusual drought conditions of the last 3 years are being blamed for the subsidence . |
| 8 | Ducks from Britain are being blamed for driving a species in Europe to the verge of extinction . |
| 9 | Art critics are being blamed for vandalising cast iron sculptures which have been likened to ice-cream cones or seashells . |
| 10 | Children are being blamed for a fire in a derelict house in Murrayfield Road , Cowgate , Newcastle . |
| 11 | Glue-sniffing vandals are being blamed for attacks on the bowling pavilion in Hartlepool 's Grayfields recreation ground . |
| 12 | ‘ I ca n't believe I am being blamed for a fight that went on in the stand behind us , and I hope video evidence will clearly back me up . ’ |
| 13 | It was a time when strikes were being blamed for most of the country 's ills , and Lord Hodson said : ‘ The injury and suffering caused by strike action is very often widespread as well as devastating and a threat to strike would be expected to be certainly no less serious than a threat of violence . ’ |
| 14 | Corporate finance is being blamed for a mass of political , social and economic ills . |
| 15 | A cold , wet June which kept bees confined to their hives is being blamed for poor pod set on spring beans . |
| 16 | National Heritage secretary Peter is being blamed for dropping a bye election clanger after suggesting the Tories are resigning to losing Christchurch . |
| 17 | The severe drought of the past three years is being blamed for a big increase in the number of houses suffering from subsidence . |
| 18 | The emergency services are investigating why firefighters turned up late to a mock nuclear accident.Confusion over phone lines is being blamed for a ten minute delay before the fire brigade responded . |
| 19 | Welcome back : The drought is being blamed for an unusually high number of injuries at a traditional cheese rolling competition . |
| 20 | Michael Heseltine is being blamed for thousands of people losing their holidays when a travel firm went bust . |
| 21 | A faulty electricity meter is being blamed for starting a house fire which left six people in hospital . |
| 22 | A faulty machine is being blamed for the fire at a poultry factory which killed two firemen . |
| 23 | A dropped light is being blamed for a moorland blaze that broke out on the Catterick Training Area , near Richmond , early yesterday . |
| 24 | In spite of that , there is still a feeling in legal circles that an innocent party is being blamed for a problem others have created . |
| 25 | The bad weather is being blamed for the empty seats , but now it 's cleared up they are confident of full houses until the run ends on April 15th . |
| 26 | But another member of the workshop was annoyed that the educational ability of the local people was being blamed for the lack of jobs in the area . |