Example sentences of "[pron] [vb mod] only take [noun] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 As Lothar was still only in the lower clerical orders , those of the deacon , he had to be ordained priest , which could only take place on the ember days , so accordingly the ceremonies were delayed until Saturday and Sunday 21/22 February , six weeks after the election .
2 ‘ If you 'll only take hold of this damn bag so I can go I will .
3 But we could only take care of little children !
4 These big events must be properly controlled if ever they take place and they must only take place with police permission and proper licenses .
5 In July , when Nationalists protested at the failure of the corporation to appoint Nationalists to committee chairs , the mayor pointed out that fifteen or sixteen years ago the Nationalists had said that they would refuse to take such chairs and that they would only take part in corporation affairs in order to disrupt them .
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