Example sentences of "could only take [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But we could only take care of little children ! |
| 2 | The machine could only take material of a certain size — not a whole figure , for example — and so fragments were collaged together . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | Such a scene could only take place in The Wedding Present 's dressing room . |
| 6 | 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 . |