my suggestion

I pressed upon them so something would be/get done.
Pressionei-as para que fosse feito alguma coisa.

And he pressed upon them greatly; and they turned in unto him, and entered into his house; and he made them a feast, and did bake unleavened bread, ...
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of these is here pressed upon them with proper arguments to enforce the exhortation. ...
biblebrowser.com/amos/5-11.htm - Em cache - Semelhante

The moment they gave way, the light troops became bolder and pressed upon them, shouting louder than ever, and killed as many as they came up with in their ...
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