Example sentences of "they take [adj] action " in BNC.
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| 1 | May they take realistic action as well as being open to and expectant for the provision of God . |
| 2 | When industrial interest groups failed to get help , they took political action against the military . |
| 3 | They took prompt action to prevent further distribution . |
| 4 | They took such action as they could to prevent further distribution . |
| 5 | He also threatened to impose guidelines , unless they took voluntary action . |
| 6 | I think if parents are concerned and feel that their child is brighter than his performance shows , then it is time they took some action . |
| 7 | However , the Junkers , instead of facing up to the industrial , economic and social changes that were sweeping Europe , preferred instead to set about the ruthless suppression of any and every gesture of sympathy for the French revolutionaries , and they took military action against the few tiny peeps of protest that emanated from Pomerania . |
| 8 | Luckily , they took positive action straight away . |
| 9 | The World Bank and International Monetary Fund ( IMF ) , meeting in Washington on April 26-28 , approved massive financial backing for the former Soviet republics on the condition that they took rigorous action to privatize and stabilize their economies . |
| 10 | The Labour party warned the Government of the time bomb that was being being created by their policies months before they took any action to try to stem the flow of repossessions . |