Example sentences of "refused [to-vb] [noun pl] [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Once again , television and radio refused to carry advertisements for the record , and in Nottingham the manager of the Virgin shop was charged under the Indecent Advertisement Act , 1899 , for displaying album covers and promotional material containing the word bollocks ‘ in letters four inches high ’ in his shop window . |
| 2 | He refused to pass motions in the toilet and had phases of extreme stomach-ache and lethargy due to his extreme constipation . |
| 3 | In response to the injunction , residents of Barnahely maintained their 24-hour watch on the site and members of the picket refused to accept copies of the injunction issued against them . |
| 4 | When Gower was dropped from the tour party for India , Dexter refused to answer questions on the decision and left new team manager Keith Fletcher to take the flak . |
| 5 | WELSH Office minister Gwilym Jones yesterday refused to answer questions about the appointment of his secretary to a £5,000a-year health job . |
| 6 | Mr Litman refused to discuss details of the money involved but his Russian associates are clearly expecting a considerable boost to their meagre pensions . |
| 7 | A Venetian judge has corroborated the report , claiming that the Italian foreign ministry refused to aid investigations into the incident . |
| 8 | He refused to give details of the type , quantity and condition of the explosive or identify the ‘ terrorist paraphernalia ’ , although it is possible this might include timing devices or detonators . |
| 9 | She refused to give details of the package , to be announced to complement the Budget on 16 March , to the employment select committee yesterday . |
| 10 | Sir Lawrence refused to disclose details of the voting on Tendulkar 's signing at yesterday 's meeting of the Cricket Committee but Bradford member Bob Appleyard said : ‘ A batsman will not help us to bowl sides out twice . |
| 11 | This dispute arose when the Labour-controlled Clay Cross Urban District Council refused to operate provisions in the Housing Finance Act , 1972 , requiring council house rents to be raised to the ‘ fair rent ’ level defined by the Act . |
| 12 | In the present case if Mr. Tully refused to disclose his dealings with the moneys of Abbey or Wessex or refused to produce copies of the documents relevant to those dealings , he would be in breach of the order of Buckley J. and liable to be fined or imprisoned by the judge for contempt of court . |