Example sentences of "can [adv] take [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | With the benefit of fifteen years ’ experience and from the security of a university in Britain , it is possible to pronounce with considerable confidence upon what should have happened ; to comment owlishly on how untidy and illogical were the processes employed , how more information should have been spelt out with more precision , how more evaluation should have been undertaken sooner , how unreal were our expectations in terms of how quickly and how evenly changes can effectively take place . |
| 2 | We can obviously take care with any articles for extra-group distribution not to say anything which may embarass us . |
| 3 | The house is small and can only take max 25 people at one time . |
| 4 | Trials , however , are a catch-22 situation , since they can only take place if money is available , and the research funding bodies are largely under the control of the powers that be in the medical profession . |
| 5 | Thus , if the enzymic component is sequestered in a cellular-subcellular location , access to substrate can only take place via lipid bilayers . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | Changing the patterns of our social performance can only take place from within our own selves , and through our own volition . |
| 8 | The implication of this for theology is that if it is really theology , it can only take place as God conveys his own Word to us and enables us to hear it ; but the Word itself always remains his and not ours . |
| 9 | For even the most primitive practices are dependent upon a certain amount of theory , and even the most ‘ theoretical ’ activities can only take place within practices . |
| 10 | But a crucial difference in the case of cricket is that the consultation process can only take place off the field . |
| 11 | The identification of the extra meanings mentioned above can only take place once the initial sentences have been in themselves understood . |
| 12 | A transfer of a licence can only take place during its currency ( for which see s.30 ) . |
| 13 | ( ii ) Modernization can only take place through struggles . |
| 14 | Notice that the buying and selling of units can only take place between the trust and the original purchaser . |
| 15 | Mining can only take place where the commodity is available , although transport of and returns on the exploited material will always dictate if resources are mined or not , together with whether people think the resources important or not . |
| 16 | In ( 183 ) and ( 184 ) , similarly , it is clear that the effort to mentally blot something out of existence can only take place while it is still in existence , that is , before the state of non-existence into which one is trying to project it . |
| 17 | Please make every effort to write , because councillors can only take action if they have the community behind them . |
| 18 | ‘ The industry has come of age and while professional management skills are imperative , you can only take training so far . |
| 19 | Russell Thersby , the IOD 's NW branch chairman , representing more than 600 business leaders in the region , said of the vote : ‘ It 's good news , the committee stage can now start and analysis of the treaty can finally take place . |
| 20 | Sir Adrian attributes the moral decline largely to pressure brought about by a faster-pace world , particularly in the City where salary levels have become inflated beyond all recognition and where greed can easily take precedence over ethical practice . |
| 21 | Yeah , I 'm , I 've got another form , I can just take note of any other er personal pension , not personal pension , any erm other insurance you 've got , just put it on there and , and that 's |
| 22 | They learn how they can help one another perform better , what each can contribute to a particular project , how they can best take advantage of one another 's experience . |
| 23 | That question was thought to have been partially settled by the House of Lords in United Scientific Holdings Ltd v Burnley BC [ 1978 ] AC 904 where it was held that prima facie time limits are not of the essence , with the result that if a time limit is missed the review can still take place . |
| 24 | IT is heartening to see that in the wake of Glasgow 1990 and despite increasing difficulties in funding , large scale multi-media events can still take place . |
| 25 | But even on the floor , he can still take command of a situation and turn it to his advantage . |
| 26 | Therefore a certain amount of matching can always take place : contracts to buy can always be matched with contracts to sell . |
| 27 | Finally , we can probably take advantage of variations in brain organization to understand the relationships between structure and function . |
| 28 | For without an excitation of lust , or the enjoyment of pleasure in the venereal act , no conception can probably take place . |
| 29 | The company will also be looking at levels 3 and 4 , so that supervisors and managers can also take part . |
| 30 | Customers can also take advantage of falling rates . |