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'they were bent on' is correct and usable in written English.
It is an idiomatic phrase that expresses a strong determination to do something. For example, "The students were bent on passing their exams with good grades."
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They were bent on seeing one narrative moment in the painting.
They were bent on destroying and killing".
Some rebel groups declared they were bent on revenge for the Baniyas killings.
Until Saturday, however, the Yugoslav Army and the Serbian irregulars said they were bent on decisive military action.
Mr Morsi and his fellow Muslim Brothers angered many by failing to form an inclusive government, feeding fears that they were bent on Islamising Egyptian society.
Film of them setting alight Khomeini's portrait was calculated to convey the message that they were bent on reversing the 1979 Islamic revolution.
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They are bent on revenge.
They are bent on reassembling the Russian empire.
In other words, they're bent on arson on a global scale.
In other words, they're bent on treachery on a planetary scale.
Ministers say they are bent on "safeguarding access to open internet".
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