Example sentences of "action [vb mod] take " in BNC.
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| 1 | This action may take the form of letters and visits to MPs , ministers or newspapers , or it may involve going to meetings and speaking . |
| 2 | Appropriate action must take place at once — you are dealing with realities , not wish-fulfilment , so you should be able to be sympathetic but firm . |
| 3 | The whole action must take no more than five seconds . |
| 4 | The action must take place against a backdrop of some description , even if it it is a blank black curtain . |
| 5 | Lawfulness is clearly an issue in so far as one of the fundamental principles of the British , no less than most other constitutions , is that government action should take place under the authority of , and in accordance with law the narrow literal meaning of the rule of law — so that repeated unlawful actions or a perceived casualness towards the duty to comply with the law would in itself begin to raise doubts about the legitimacy of governmental action . |
| 6 | Such corrective action could take place at two points in the process . |
| 7 | Regrettably , because to forcibly remove the cabins by legal action would take 12 months , the City Council considered they had no option but to approve Lucy 's application . |
| 8 | Like the production of the Canterbury Tales two years ago , the action will take place in a marquee in St. Lawrence churchyard . |
| 9 | Achieving the correct action will take some practice because the hand action will feel different from other iron shots you play . |
| 10 | The monument will be kept in its plastic wrapping and regularly inspected , but no further action will take place . |
| 11 | If door staff commit offences , any disciplinary action will take place after conviction unless there is video evidence of a serious offence , which may be considered before a court appearance . |
| 12 | It is suggested that only by acting on the systems which constrain them can women hope to free themselves , and each of the three novels explores different possible forms this discursive action can take . |
| 13 | Joint action can take place only if we agree . |