Example sentences of "been [adj] for [v-ing] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Since 1987–88 , the state has , for the first time , been responsible for providing stationery and textbooks , which previously parents had been expected to pay for . |
| 2 | The motif of the yoke was originally the emblem of Isabella of Castile , Mariana 's distant predecessor , who had been responsible for sending Columbus on his first transatlantic voyage in 1492 ; in other words she had been responsible for initiating the whole colonial process ( Fig. 12 ) . |
| 3 | The director of Ibercorp , Manuel de la Concha , had since 1965 been responsible for handling Rubio 's personal investments , worth some 12,000,000 ptas ( US$115,000 ) . |
| 4 | In Tasmania , however , schools have been responsible for allocating resources for some time . |
| 5 | In a letter to the Bulgarian news agency BTA , reported on July 20 , Zhivkov took responsibility for Bulgaria 's foreign and domestic policy during his period in power but denied having been responsible for allocating aid to developing countries . |
| 6 | Then , perhaps in the preface , the author refers to some research assistants who have been responsible for collecting data for the study . |
| 7 | BAIE member Bernadette Mayhew , of Surrey-based Stuart Hyslop Editorial Services , who has been responsible for producing Frontline since its launch four years ago , said : ‘ We are delighted with the results of the survey . |
| 8 | Over the years the weather and man have been responsible for destroying parts of the forested areas and , although some re-afforestation has taken place , large areas have remained depleted for many years . |
| 9 | The county council has been responsible for appointing contractors to carry out this repair work . |
| 10 | His confession — that he had been responsible for poisoning Mozart — has intrigued historians and musicians ever since , but it seems to be quite unfounded . |
| 11 | As sheriff of Oxford and Buckingham from 1308 to 1310 , forester of Whittlewood Forest in Buckinghamshire from 1308 , constable of Oxford castle from 1311 to 1321 , and steward of the royal household from 1311 to 1325 , Richard moved from local administration to the centre of power and may have been responsible for introducing Roger to royal service . |
| 12 | The workshop , his special pride , had been responsible for turning trees blown down in gales and storms into durable and comfortable seats for the open space areas . |
| 13 | It is becoming clear how important was Eorcenwald 's role in the evolution of the diplomatic form of early Anglo-Saxon charters in the 680s and thereafter ; indeed he may have been responsible for drafting Caedwalla 's charter to Farnham . |
| 14 | Rashid , who was appointed in November 1990 [ see p. 37872 ] , had been responsible for negotiating Iraq 's acceptance of Gulf ceasefire terms in February [ see p. 37986 ] . |
| 15 | They 've been responsible for making Joan Collins a sex symbol at fifty-three . |
| 16 | He had been chief executive of Glaxo — and ironically had been responsible for selling Evans to its management . |
| 17 | Having been responsible for recruiting patients to one of the landmark studies in this field , which Alberto Maran and colleagues reference , I can testify to what can happen in the heat of combat . |
| 18 | From 1782 to 1786 the headmaster was William Taylor , who seems to have been responsible for directing Wordsworth 's attention to poetry . |
| 19 | They were in Bill 's roomy Mercedes , and Bill would follow later in Tom 's own sports car , which had not been practical for transporting Faye in complete comfort . |