Example sentences of "were forced [to-vb] [adv] [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 Crushed , however , at the Lechfeld near Augsburg in 955 by Otto I , they were forced to turn inwards to the settlement of the Danubian plain .
2 There was talk of the whole station 's being moved into purpose-built accommodation some time in the future , but so far nothing definite had been arranged , so they were forced to put up with the cramped conditions and lack of amenities , like parking .
3 Their enemies drove them out arid they were forced to live down in the marshes of Kelfazin .
4 Local farmers , too , were forced to face up to the unpleasant fact that they could no longer compete with the Poles because of the low cost of Polish labour and the high Reich and Polish tariff barriers .
5 We , at least , are a leaner and , I hope , a healthier organisation because of the changes we were forced to bring about in the workshop .
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