Example sentences of "can only take [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But new rules for NHS dentists are delaying her new set and Ivy can only take liquids . |
| 2 | The house is small and can only take max 25 people at one time . |
| 3 | From the perspective that I write , I can only take matters as I find them . |
| 4 | Like the herring gull , eider can only take dog-whelks that are small enough to be swallowed whole . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Thus , if the enzymic component is sequestered in a cellular-subcellular location , access to substrate can only take place via lipid bilayers . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | Changing the patterns of our social performance can only take place from within our own selves , and through our own volition . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | But a crucial difference in the case of cricket is that the consultation process can only take place off the field . |
| 12 | The identification of the extra meanings mentioned above can only take place once the initial sentences have been in themselves understood . |
| 13 | A transfer of a licence can only take place during its currency ( for which see s.30 ) . |
| 14 | ( ii ) Modernization can only take place through struggles . |
| 15 | Notice that the buying and selling of units can only take place between the trust and the original purchaser . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | Please make every effort to write , because councillors can only take action if they have the community behind them . |
| 19 | ‘ The industry has come of age and while professional management skills are imperative , you can only take training so far . |
| 20 | Now we only have football we can only take footballs in on Monday and Thursdays . |