Example sentences of "[modal v] only take [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In contrast , Article 16 provides that a diplomatic officer or consular agent may only take evidence , without compulsion , of nationals of the State in which he exercises his functions , or of third States , if a competent authority in the requested State has given its permission , either generally or in the particular case , and subject to any conditions imposed . |
| 2 | In smaller businesses , job reviews may only take place when the time comes to decide on salary increases and there might be little consultation with the majority of members of staff . |
| 3 | ‘ Fornication and adultery ’ were sins against the ideal that sex should only take place in ‘ a permanent married relationship ’ , ‘ homosexual genital acts also fall short of this ideal ’ , Christians were ‘ called to be exemplary in all spheres of morality , including sexual morality ’ , and ‘ holiness of life is particularly required of Christian leaders ’ . |
| 4 | ‘ 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 . |
| 5 | The criteria adopted by the Court of Appeal in Newell ( 1980 ) were that courts should only take account of characteristics with which the provocation was concerned ; permanent characteristics such as race and , probably , religion may be taken into account , but transient conditions such as intoxication and exhaustion may not . |
| 6 | These big events must be properly controlled if ever they take place and they must only take place with police permission and proper licenses . |
| 7 | ‘ If you 'll only take hold of this damn bag so I can go I will . |
| 8 | Rachaela could only take Ruth to the school in the mornings ; at least she saw her to the gates . |
| 9 | But we could only take care of little children ! |
| 10 | The machine could only take material of a certain size — not a whole figure , for example — and so fragments were collaged together . |
| 11 | Such a scene could only take place in The Wedding Present 's dressing room . |
| 12 | Despite the growth of a local political consciousness nurtured in its coal-mines , the transfer of militancy from work to council chamber could only take place in Clay Cross once the mines had been nationalized and the culturally paternalistic influence of the local coal-owners had been removed . |
| 13 | The system is a remarkable one and says much for our political culture : land ownership of itself conferred no right to develop ; development could only take place if a developer had obtained planning consent , and if permission was refused there was no payment of compensation . |
| 14 | In the communiqué the UN said that the unblocking of international aid to the south of Sudan was a matter of urgency but could only take place if all parties to the conflict there agreed to co-operate with the UN and other humanitarian organizations . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | But this , in an age of mass politics , could only take place under a totalitarian dictatorship which destroyed parliamentary government and ruled through a politico-administrative bureaucracy . |
| 17 | He hung onto me and started crying , so they said they would only take Antonio to make a statement . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | It was clear from the start that American aid would only take place in the context of commitments to economic reform within Europe . |
| 20 | Narudon Detpradiyut , a senior Thai Supreme Command official , that a transfer of power to civilian rule in Myanma would only take place after a new constitution had been drafted and fresh elections held . |
| 21 | Voting would only take place after considerable debate and amendments to existing family and property laws . |
| 22 | BUT FRANCE TELECOM , HAPPY AS IT IS , WILL ONLY TAKE CROSS-SHAREHOLDINGS |
| 23 | Almost all the chemical reactions in the cell such as the provision of energy or the synthesis of key molecules will only take place in the presence of special proteins , known as enzymes , which allow the reactions to occur . |
| 24 | He clearly has a highly unrealistic view of human nature if he assumes that sexual activity will only take place when progeny is desired . |
| 25 | ‘ A renewal of confidence in the UK will only take place through a change in Government policy , ’ he said . |
| 26 | It is normal practice , subject to negotiation , for contracts to be executed on the basis that completion will only take place once the relevant consents have been obtained or approvals given . |
| 27 | In relation to a fixed charge , the purchaser should insist that completion will only take place if a deed of release in terms satisfactory to the purchaser is delivered at or before completion . |
| 28 | But new rules for NHS dentists are delaying her new set and Ivy can only take liquids . |
| 29 | The house is small and can only take max 25 people at one time . |
| 30 | From the perspective that I write , I can only take matters as I find them . |