Example sentences of "[verb] refused [to-vb] to the " in BNC.
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| 1 | In Sudan President Omar el Bashir 's government has refused to admit to the famine , declaring only a ‘ temporary food gap ’ of 75,000 tonnes . |
| 2 | She 'd gone and found the children and they 'd refused to come to the telephone , which had surprised her . |
| 3 | The Quebec government ordered the Army to dismantle the barricades on Aug. 27 , having refused to accede to the Mohawks ' additional demands that they be treated as a sovereign nation during negotiations and be granted immunity from prosecution . |
| 4 | He had feared as much — had known the match was ill-conceived — but once more he had refused to listen to the voice within . |
| 5 | Ryan , whom the Irish government had refused to extradite to the UK in December 1988 , was wanted there on charges of conspiracy relating to alleged acts of IRA terrorism [ see pp. 36492 ; 37013 ; 37099 ] . |
| 6 | Sarah had refused to go to the wedding . |
| 7 | In both the cases joined in this second preliminary reference the employee had refused to transfer to the transferee employer . |
| 8 | Since then I have refused to subscribe to the view that there is something malevolent or subconsciously deliberate about forgetfulness . |