Example sentences of "[vb base] [adv] [adj] [noun pl] [prep] action " in BNC.

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1 At most , roles provide very general guidelines for action .
2 Give more practical ideas for action on issue .
3 These problems require very different sorts of action ; together their requirements conflict in a way that gives him little room for manoeuvre .
4 These problems require very different sorts of action ; together their requirements conflict in a way that gives him little room for manoeuvre .
5 Yet it seems inconceivable to be able to do so without investing every creature from worms and viruses , which follow very precise cycles of action , to the higher mammals , with the sagacity and foresight of seasoned desert nomads or intrepid Viking explorers .
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