Example sentences of "to sue for peace " in BNC.
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| 1 | Within a month , Valencia was virtually an island in the middle of El Cid 's forces ; by July they were ready to sue for peace , which Rodrigo granted , on condition that all Almoravid soldiers left immediately . |
| 2 | She was compelled to sue for peace and under the terms of the Treaty of Paris was disarmed on the Black Sea . |
| 3 | Here , on 1 July , they were joined by the Young King and such was the overwhelming strength of their combined forces that both Aimar of Limoges and Élie of Périgord decided to sue for peace . |
| 4 | But Richard was in no mood to sue for peace . |
| 5 | The rebels were forced to sue for peace — and they received it , but only on condition that they too took the cross . |
| 6 | It was not until the following summer that Cadwallon surprised Osric 's forces and slew the Deiran leader , thereafter ravaging widely across Anglian territory and slaying Eanfrith when he came to sue for peace ( HE 111 , 1 ) . |
| 7 | They are prepared to sue for peace . |