Example sentences of "taking [noun] for [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Much of Morton 's expansion in Europe has been achieved by acquisition , and these companies are being integrated not by imposing a monolithic European headquarters , but by an operating group taking responsibility for that product throughout Europe . |
| 2 | A major step forward , he said , was the introduction of cellular working systems which involves groups of five people taking responsibility for two production lines . |
| 3 | Nevertheless , in the majority of cases it was the women who managed the money by taking responsibility for day-to-day budgeting arrangements , paying the bills and organising the family finances . |
| 4 | I mean , you 're taking responsibility for human life all the time . |
| 5 | Although it is realised that many of those teaching in London are also associated with outer counties it was suggested that London teachers might consider taking responsibility for this year 's Reunion . |
| 6 | In retrospect , does the Prime Minister agree that he might spend less time talking up false economic dawns and more time taking action for economic recovery ? |
| 7 | I 've been taking chlorambucil for six days now and the lumps are diminishing with staggering rapidity . |
| 8 | The 69-year-old man had won the Joslin medal for successfully taking insulin for 50 years . |
| 9 | Negotiations between the National Trust and MoD have been taking place for two years and have reached a critical stage . |
| 10 | Closures of railway lines had been taking place for many years , accelerated by the growing availability of cars in the 1950s . |
| 11 | Britain would now be in the fortunate position of having had , in 1991 , nothing worse than a shallow and short-lived recession , from which a smart recovery would already have been taking place for several quarters , with no balance of payments constraint and little rise in unemployment . |
| 12 | At the time of writing negotiations are taking place for another Drummond locomotive to be at the show . |
| 13 | The document ignores the debate on curriculum which has been taking place for 20 years . |
| 14 | ‘ It needs to be worked through at local level and discussions will be taking place for some time , ’ said Mr Smith . |
| 15 | The Society needs more teachers ; many of teachers have been taking classes for 20 years or more ! |
| 16 | He said : ‘ The Crosby 10 was set up to help local charities and when we were taking suggestions for this year Vicki 's name was mentioned . |
| 17 | A glider pilot is trying to popularise a new aerial sport by taking people for free rides . |
| 18 | It was a double-blind study showing that athletes taking megavitamins for one month significantly increased their stamina and performance . |
| 19 | If suitable provisions ( Clause 19 ) are included in the partnership agreement ( and they are discussed in greater detail in Chapter 7 ) the interests of the firm can be largely protected ( or at any rate damage limited ) : when getting rid of a miscreant partner is likely to be rather easier than dismissing an employee whose thoughts may have turned to taking proceedings for wrongful dismissal . |
| 20 | This case shows hypersensitivity to dexamethasone in a patient previously taking hydrocortisone for five months with no evidence of hypersensitivity . |
| 21 | Thank you for taking time for this interview , well that 's a load of crap cos I did n't give time . |
| 22 | He has been taking photographs for ten years and divides his time between Paris and New York , where he was born . |