Example sentences of "they [modal v] take place " in BNC.
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| 1 | If government wanted such powers , it could obtain them only through Parliament ( Parliament itself has never sought to exercise executive powers ) and the granting of them could take place only after deliberation and approval by the triumvirate of monarch , Lords , and Commons . |
| 2 | They 'll take place in December . |
| 3 | the whole place was gon na come to a halt if anybody fired a flash gun and furiously Fred grabbed the royal people and I grabbed the Finns and we started reorganising the present so they could take place under the enormous great windows that there are in and nobody had said at any time a flash gun will stop the machines . |
| 4 | Her captain , Commander Colin Fearbrache , described the talks as positive , although he would not say when the operations would begin or how often they would take place . |
| 5 | In London , the Foreign Office yesterday refused to confirm reports that the deportations would start as early as next Saturday and would only repeat the formula that they would take place sooner rather than later . |
| 6 | In a market in which mergers and takeovers are possible , they will take place in one form or another : which form is adopted will reflect the circumstances of the day . |
| 7 | The planning of information production takes place at monthly meetings where priorities are determined according to the extent and nature of the impending changes and the date they will take place . |
| 8 | Purchase decisions will be referred to her , and discussion of them will take place around her . |