Example sentences of "[modal v] only take [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ 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 ’ . |
| 2 | ‘ 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | These big events must be properly controlled if ever they take place and they must only take place with police permission and proper licenses . |
| 5 | ‘ If you 'll only take hold of this damn bag so I can go I will . |
| 6 | Rachaela could only take Ruth to the school in the mornings ; at least she saw her to the gates . |
| 7 | But we could only take care of little children ! |
| 8 | The machine could only take material of a certain size — not a whole figure , for example — and so fragments were collaged together . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 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 | 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 . |
| 14 | Voting would only take place after considerable debate and amendments to existing family and property laws . |
| 15 | It was clear from the start that American aid would only take place in the context of commitments to economic reform within Europe . |
| 16 | ‘ A renewal of confidence in the UK will only take place through a change in Government policy , ’ he said . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | A transfer of a licence can only take place during its currency ( for which see s.30 ) . |
| 19 | Thus , if the enzymic component is sequestered in a cellular-subcellular location , access to substrate can only take place via lipid bilayers . |
| 20 | Notice that the buying and selling of units can only take place between the trust and the original purchaser . |
| 21 | ( ii ) Modernization can only take place through struggles . |
| 22 | But a crucial difference in the case of cricket is that the consultation process can only take place off the field . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | Changing the patterns of our social performance can only take place from within our own selves , and through our own volition . |