Example sentences of "be forced [to-vb] for [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Guardian of April 18 reported that nearly 2,000 state-controlled companies had been forced to file for bankruptcy after an April 16 deadline for the repayment of their debts . |
| 2 | And , ‘ as more people are forced to look for value , they 'll think ‘ why the hell bother to pay more ? ’ when the good times return , ’ he claims . |
| 3 | Young people and first time buyers are forced to look for accommodation outside their local rural area and the villages are being deprived of an important element in the community . |
| 4 | The rebels were forced to sue for peace — and they received it , but only on condition that they too took the cross . |
| 5 | Two hundred drinkers were forced to run for cover but she was unable to get clear and caught the full force of the blast . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | But the fumes seeped in until she was forced to gulp for air and she plunged into a deep and haunted sleep . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | A man who was in the car park at the time said he was forced to dive for cover . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |