Example sentences of "the [noun] [vb mod] only take " in BNC.
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| 1 | The machine could only take material of a certain size — not a whole figure , for example — and so fragments were collaged together . |
| 2 | The " fundamental " principle of education is that the head can only take what the seat can take . |
| 3 | ‘ A renewal of confidence in the UK will only take place through a change in Government policy , ’ he said . |
| 4 | It had been assumed that , because the journey would only take a few hours , it was better to be in the open air than in the dark and unventilated cargo holds . |
| 5 | ‘ My jewellery case and all its contents to my daughter Sabine ’ , her will had read , with the added proviso that the bequest should only take place after Hugh Russell 's own death . |
| 6 | Johnnie is unable to escape the paralyzing atmosphere of the family home and in the end can only take on the identity of his dead father . |
| 7 | In both cases the heads of the city telephone networks ( Vladimir Panov in Ekaterinburg and Valentin Dolgoborodov in Novosibirsk ) say the company would only take full payment in advance and insisted on using its own engineers on the projects . |
| 8 | At the moment the switchboard can only take basic messages , because otherwise it becomes too time-consuming . |
| 9 | It is obvious that we should have talks but I am not willing to be told that the talks can only take place at one location and I am not willing to accept an invitation to a slanging match . |