Example sentences of "[was/were] forced [to-vb] [adv] of the " in BNC.
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| 1 | At the same time , many inner-city slums were knocked down , so part of the growing post-war population was forced to move out of the central urban areas . |
| 2 | The family was forced to flee ahead of the Russian advance in 1916 , and eventually settled in Vienna , where Erika learned her first card game , Preference , common in central Europe at the time . |
| 3 | JIMMY WHITE was forced to pull out of the £25,000 Benson and Hedges snooker tournament in Glasgow yesterday because of an illness in his family . |
| 4 | Crosby reassured Byrne yesterday after the Republic of Ireland marksman was forced to pull out of the international squad with a calf injury that will sideline him for a fortnight . |
| 5 | He made only 17 and 18 but so weakened himself that he was forced to pull out of the following three-day fixture in Vishakhapatnam . |
| 6 | Sheppard was forced to pull out of the last of the British Grand Prix qualifying meets last month , thus losing her chance to defend the sprint freestyle title at the Superfinal in Cardiff in May , and she has still not returned to full training . |