| action be | 140.95 | Positive action was required. | ||
| action come | 19.16 | His action comes not a moment too soon. | ||
| action have | 11.26 | Actions had consequences. | ||
| action follow | 9.94 | Court action could follow. | ||
| action take | 8.62 | The action took place Monday. | ||
| action prevent | 7.70 | His actions prevented another explosion. | ||
| action stop | 6.25 | And such action will stop, he said. | ||
| action make | 5.27 | His actions made him wildly popular. | ||
| action lead | 5.13 | Perez led by action, by example. | ||
| action help | 5.07 | The action helped defuse the issue. | ||
| action begin | 4.61 | Then the action began. | ||
| action speak | 4.48 | His actions spoke louder. | ||
| action seem | 4.41 | Strike action seems inevitable. | ||
| action protect | 4.15 | Schools needed action to protect them, not sympathy. | ||
| action violate | 4.02 | Both actions violate military rules of conduct. | ||
| action cause | 3.95 | The action caused a three-hour delay. | ||
| action appear | 3.55 | Government action appears inevitable. | ||
| action continue | 3.49 | The military action is continuing. | ||
| action include | 3.49 | The SEC action did not include a fine. | ||
| action go | 3.23 | That was it as far as the action went. |