Example sentences of "refused [to-vb] [det] [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The society refused to identify any of the works offered as collateral . |
| 2 | Palace officials travelling with the royal party refused to deny any of the claims made in the extra chapter of the book dealing with events since the original publication . |
| 3 | He did not relish the prospect of his impending retirement two years hence , and refused to consider any of the candidates whom Boyden put forward . |
| 4 | Barker refused to explode any of the myths concerning drug excess , bestiality , AIDS and satanism . |
| 5 | The Lord Chancellor refused to disclose any of the correspondence concerning the judge 's appointment on the ground that it was not in the public interest to reveal confidences about judicial appointments and this was accepted by the court . |
| 6 | After In-Keeping , the 11-10 favourite , had stormed to a five-length success , Scudamore refused to take any of the credit for his latest statistical breakthrough . |