Example sentences of "into action [subord] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A huge operation swung into action after a fire at a Cheshire chemical factory sent a cloud of gases drifting over the area . |
| 2 | The method of compartmentation would not , of course , be brought into action until a delay period had elapsed to permit the escape of personnel , and the timing of the foam application would need to be carefully controlled in order to leave sufficient time to permit the foam to fill the volume before the fire took substantial hold . |
| 3 | ONE of Cleveland 's new all-weather fire and rescue vehicles swung into action when a man broke his leg on the Eston Hills . |
| 4 | Stirred into action when a Member of parliament , Mr Pilkington , was the victim of a garotting attack in Pall Mall while on his way to the Reform Club , a Security from Violence Bill was brought before the House of Commons to reinstate the penalty of flogging for robbery offences . |
| 5 | SUPERMAN Derek Kaye leapt into action when a trailer loaded with a car ran over his godson — and lifted it clear with ONE hand . |
| 6 | Even the water taps have been replaced by electromagnetic sensors which spring into action when a hand is waved within 100 mm of the sensor . |