Example sentences of "of action for a [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | The only other course of action for a tree-nester is to hop about in the tree , squawking and screeching noisily in an attempt to break the attacker 's concentration . |
2 | The following is a possible course of action for a school . |
3 | My illness kept me out of action for a fortnight so it was fully three weeks after the demise of my job before I finally went down to my local Department of Employment offices and ‘ signed on ’ . |
4 | He will be out of action for a fortnight and misses Friday 's Test against Wales . |
5 | New Kiwi centre signing Kevin ‘ The Beast ’ Iro , who flew in on Thursday , has been caged because of a damaged ankle which will keep him out of action for a fortnight . |
6 | The home side have lost Mike McEvoy with a shoulder injury he collected in the Essex Amateur XI 's match against Hertfordshire on Sunday and is expected to be out of action for a fortnight . |
7 | The home side have lost Mike McEvoy with a shoulder injury he collected in the Essex Amateur XI 's match against Hertfordshire on Sunday and is expected to be out of action for a fortnight . |
8 | He was in Belfast in 1990 , but two heart attacks put him out of action for a while . |
9 | As for this dose — ’ he frowned in thought , ‘ — perhaps enough to keep her out of action for a day . ’ |
10 | Celtic Chief will be out of action for a year while he recovers from a leg injury sustained in last season 's Champion Hurdle . |
11 | Her season began unpromisingly with an attack of shingles which kept her out of action for a couple of weeks but she recovered quickly and so completely that in addition to compiling her formidable record on the golf course , she was able to cope more than adequately with her school exams . |
12 | It is clear from the above that under the new provisions the general principle is that only a private investor has a right of action for a contravention to which s.62 applies . |
13 | He will be out of action for a month . |
14 | Skipper Thomas , out of action for a month with knee trouble , watched from the stands as Palace , once labelled Team of the Eighties under Terry Venables , found a new generation of Selhurst Park kids to heroically outwit Anfield 's all-stars on Wednesday night . |
15 | Allen Webb , the jump jockey , will be out of action for a week after injuring his neck while riding out . |
16 | The pitch will be out of action for a week for remedial work . |