Example sentences of "[prep] [be] denied the [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 If Soviet Russia is to be denied the hegemony of Europe , the United Kingdom must continue in existence as the principal power in Western Europe economically and militarily .
2 Offenders were to be denied the sacrament by the local priest .
3 The outposts of Imperialism in the Third World are to be denied the support of Imperialist powers .
4 Many felt that to be denied the use of a fishing net for 4 months each year was the removal of a fundamental human right .
5 He was disappointed at being denied the mastership of the Court of Wards , but his ambitions were partially satisfied with the captaincy of the Band of the King 's Gentlemen Pensioners in 1635 .
6 Two small demonstrations were reported , by groups of women protesting at being denied the vote .
7 ( However , it must be said that even here , the seller would probably not want the contract to be terminated too quickly or easily by the buyer , as the seller has more to lose by being denied the chance to perform and get full payment for the supply of his goods . )
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