Example sentences of "action [vb past] be taken [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As it was , he later declared , to support the officer , that the action had been taken with his authority ! |
| 2 | The fact that very little concerted thought had been given to organizing the juvenile labour-market does not mean that no action had been taken at the local level by schools , skilled employment committees , and several or more local education authorities . |
| 3 | They were concerned about the cruel manner of the uplift of the children , and that such action had been taken without proper investigation . |
| 4 | In the breathless explanations that followed , apparently the WAAFs had been sent to relieve the airmen of manning the bombing quadrants but no action had been taken about withdrawing the RAF . |
| 5 | Menem , who later claimed that his action had been taken in the long-term interests of national unity and reconciliation , was immediately accused of double standards in releasing the former officers when he was simultaneously demanding the severest penalties for those involved in the latest rebellion . |
| 6 | As the case of Italy indicates , even if there had been , researchers would have had to examine the activity of the local state very closely to establish what action had been taken upon the directive . |
| 7 | The action had been taken after Nelson Mandela 's call to intensify sanctions and for people to boycott South African goods in a final effort to end apartheid . |
| 8 | The questions , listed for today in the Commons order paper , ask whether the fraud squad had the copy , if any disciplinary action had been taken against any officer and whether criminal inquiries are being pursued . |
| 9 | A Scotland Yard spokesman said no disciplinary action had been taken against any officers and that nobody had been suspended . |
| 10 | By March 1992 , no legal action had been taken against those responsible . |
| 11 | Two fans were charged with public order offences , but a police spokesman confirmed that no action had been taken against Speedie . |
| 12 | Troops were deployed in the province for the first time on Feb. 1 , and on Feb. 2 the government used low-flying jets over Pristina in a show of force ; at this time no military action had been taken against the demonstrators . |