Example sentences of "[noun prp] be forced [verb] to " in BNC.

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1 However , this was so clearly inadequate in the 1290s that Edward was forced to resort to his subjects , lay and clerical , for direct taxation on a national scale .
2 I remember my despondency in 1926 when Abd al Karim was forced to surrender to the French .
3 At first , the father brought the second wife to live in his home and Mrs Kizza was forced to return to her father 's village .
4 In his self-torture he was unable to answer the simplest query , and Auguste was forced to turn to Araminta .
5 Mr Culling was forced to drive to his bank and hand over the cash .
6 The raiders then handcuffed Ann and Keith together and Mr Culling was forced to drive to his bank and hand over the cash .
7 To keep the GPRA at the table , de Gaulle was forced to agree to a series of major concessions on points that he had long proclaimed non- negotiable : to negotiate solely with the FLN ; to drop the demand for a cease-fire before negotiations could get under way ; and to give up the Sahara to the embryonic Algerian republic .
8 On their way to Estoril in the private jet Kate was forced to admit to herself that he had won the first round .
9 Andrew was forced to return to Britian because the medical unit he was working with was burnt to the ground .
10 Again , Diana was forced to turn to the small group of friends she regards as unofficial advisers .
11 Naseby was forced to retreat to the only other chair , in a corner .
12 Philip and Kelly Morle were separated the day after their wedding when Kelly was forced to return to Australia .
13 Taylor was forced to retreat to the eastern outskirts of Monrovia on Oct. 12 following aerial bombardment of his positions .
14 Unfortunately , however , just as his career in Madrid was really beginning to come together , Max was forced to return to Britain for personal reasons earlier this year .
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