Example sentences of "forced hand [adv] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | We have met the terms of the loan , ’ Mr Cross said , answering widespread speculation that Mr Bond , whose commercial empire is troubled , had been forced to hand over the painting to Sotheby 's for resale . |
| 2 | And there was a new outpouring of rumours about Hitler 's health : that he was ill , mad , blind , had suffered a nervous breakdown , or that as a result of mental illness he had been forced to hand over the leadership of the State to the military , and had been shot . |
| 3 | The girl was dragged behind a wall and forced to hand over the cash . |
| 4 | And in November a manager at Martin 's newsagent was pushed to the ground , forced to hand over the shop keys and locked in a cupboard . |
| 5 | Julie , 25 , of Upper Stanhope Street , Toxteth , was forced to hand over the bag containing £95 income support to another member of the gang . |