Example sentences of "be forced [to-vb] [pn reflx] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Germany 's captain Nikki Pilic , who had barely put the debacle surrounding Germany 's Olympic nominations behind him , came in for criticism for not resting Becker from the second day 's doubles , especially after he had been forced to play himself into the ground to beat Luis Mattar over five sets in exhausting heat on the first day . |
| 2 | Locals were forced to spreadeagle themselves on the ground at gunpoint . |
| 3 | She realised with a suppressed groan that she was forced to justify herself to the chief superintendent in the same terms as she had defended herself against Christine Mills . |
| 4 | At the final moment he was forced to cast himself into the Realm of Chaos to avoid final and utter death . |
| 5 | Poor Mrs Sugden had her leg put in plaster , and was forced to bump herself down the stairs to get her husband 's meals — he had no intention of spoiling her . |