Example sentences of "had [be] forced [verb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | In his view it was disgusting that the union had been forced to battle for four years to win the day . |
| 2 | In fairness to Sarah he had wanted to devote a whole day to her , but the pressure of his work had made it impossible , and he had been forced to settle for an afternoon wedding , following a Governors ' meeting , so that he and his bride could depart for Chertsey on the last train . |
| 3 | If their bodies had not been quite crushed to death by the labours they had been forced to perform for their Egyptian taskmasters , then surely their spirits had been . |
| 4 | People had been forced to combine for their own salvation . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | In December another presidential adviser , Carlos Spadona , had been forced to resign for his involvement in the case . |