Example sentences of "[was/were] forced [to-vb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | In almost all cases , relatives were not officially informed of the executions and were forced to search for the victims ' bodies in mass graves . |
| 2 | TERRIFIED college students were forced to swim for their lives after their bus plunged into a water-filled ravine in Calais , northern France . |
| 3 | Lothian and Borders fire crews were forced to call for extra assistance after the fire engulfed the kitchen and roof of Dean Park Primary School , a single-story building . |
| 4 | But , although they nearly ran out of steam and were forced to settle for a less than emphatic 27–24 margin of victory as the ‘ Boks came back at them , Sean Fitzpatrick 's side — with the Jones boys Ian and Michael , Zinzan Brooke and Frank Bunce outstanding alongside their skipper — were worthy of being the only New Zealand side ever to go through South Africa undefeated , albeit on an abbreviated tour . |
| 5 | The rebels were forced to sue for peace — and they received it , but only on condition that they too took the cross . |
| 6 | Two hundred drinkers were forced to run for cover but she was unable to get clear and caught the full force of the blast . |
| 7 | The two younger brothers , Charles and John , had no such luck , and were forced to look for accommodation of their own ; Charles found his on Pig Street — appropriately named , in view of his activity as a pig butcher — just north of Frome town bridge . |
| 8 | Orcs were forced to fight for the Dark Elves in their wars against the High Elves , although in truth the Orcs took little persuading . |
| 9 | Colin Moorfields , 41 , was forced to drive for two hours after the 28-year-old , armed with a 6in knife , said : ‘ Mess up and I will slit your throat and then mine . |
| 10 | But the fumes seeped in until she was forced to gulp for air and she plunged into a deep and haunted sleep . |
| 11 | Leaping over fallen worshippers , Ace made for the sedan chair , but was forced to dive for cover when Richmann appeared from behind it with the Winchester drawn . |
| 12 | A man who was in the car park at the time said he was forced to dive for cover . |
| 13 | In his Commons statement , Mr Hurd was forced to apologise for legal advice given to the House on January 20 and 27 January by the Foreign Office minister , Tristan Garel-Jones , on the Labour amendment , which he said would mean the treaty could not be ratified . |
| 14 | My next bout of health problems prevented me from continuing this search , and I was forced to wait for the weather to become a little sunnier before taking the risk of venturing out . |
| 15 | Sadly , the forty-five-year-old 's rotund physique proved too much and he was forced to retire for an early bath . |
| 16 | His activities in the Peloponnese may have been provocatively anti-Spartan ( p. 25 ) ; in any event , he was forced to look for a permanent home in the king 's Asia . |
| 17 | Edward VIII was forced to abdicate for insisting on marrying an American divorcee . |
| 18 | Two heartbroken months later , my headmaster refused to have me back and I was forced to study for A-levels at home . |
| 19 | Traffic was heavy and drivers bad tempered so the white van was forced to jockey for position , the swarthy man stamping on brake or accelerator and his passenger bouncing off her precarious seat . |
| 20 | Ann High 's husband worked at the mine , but with eight children it was so difficult in winter that she was forced to apply for relief to buy extra clothing . |
| 21 | The jury awarded him the libel raspberry — a halfpenny — so he was forced to pay for the whole action . |
| 22 | They refused to open the gate , and became aggressive , so I was forced to pay for the extra hours parking . |