Example sentences of "and refused [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I think I 'd better have tomato , ’ she said dolefully , and refused to like the sound of his laughter . |
| 2 | The term ‘ buggery ’ , for example , derives from the religious as well as sexual nonconformity of an eleventh-century Bulgarian sect which practised the Manichaean heresy and refused to propagate the species ; the OED tells us that it was later applied to other heretics , to whom abominable practices were also ascribed . |
| 3 | Derek 's father never recovered from this loss and refused to acknowledge the younger child 's previous or continued existence . |
| 4 | But Hindley and Catherine were angry because they had not received any presents , and refused to let the strange child share their room . |
| 5 | In fact , his cabinet colleagues , already unsure about public support for the bill and alienated from Dr Browne by his provocative politics , were not prepared to go against the hierarchy 's condemnation and refused to support the proposal . |
| 6 | He felt the wreck of his face with delicate fingertips , and refused to leave the room . |
| 7 | Rose and Mary were for once showing a united front and refused to leave the kitchen because they did n't quite like the way the young women from the town who had come to be waitresses were poking and prying into their cupboards with their noses in the air . |
| 8 | Finally , after further lengthy legal battles , the Supreme Court issued a landmark decision in January 1989 , and refused to allow the government to permit continued use of drift-nets off the Alaskan coast . |
| 9 | Stripped film from the security camera that videos customers in the Praed Street shop , Took away the staff roster , which reveals who was working on the crucial day , Removed the shop 's till rolls , Attempted to pursuade the female member of staff to forget Mr Onanuga told her he served Mr Lamont on the Monday , and Refused to allow the woman to keep a copy of her signed statement because , it said , it could be handed to a newspaper . |
| 10 | But a council report claims BT then jacked up the cost to £3 million and refused to finish the job unless they were paid . |
| 11 | Confronted with Donna 's exuberant wardrobe , she realized there were only two courses open to her : either she took it on the chin ( ‘ straight spine , old girl , ’ ) , or she slunk away and refused to answer the phone when Donna called to see why she had n't been met . |
| 12 | For some reason I never understood , ICAO was not sympathetic and refused to include the item on the agenda , so I decided to attack head-on . |
| 13 | He made detailed admissions and at the end was asked whether not seeing a solicitor had made any difference , He said not , but would like to see a solicitor , and refused to sign the notes of interview until he had done so . |
| 14 | She turned her head away and refused to recognize the women who hung over her , imploring . |
| 15 | Wilson was quick to see how provocative such a development would be to the shipowners and refused to accept the post , though he confessed to have been " foolish enough to have allowed myself to be nominated and elected as honorary general manager , which meant that I was lending my name to an organization over which I had no control " . |
| 16 | The applicant thought that it was ultra vires and refused to pay the increased rent . |
| 17 | Conflict between federal and state policy on nuclear questions was evident in October 1989 when the Nevada state legislature passed a law to prohibit dumping of nuclear waste in the state , and refused to permit the excavation of Yucca Mountain , a volcanic ridge which Congress in 1987 had ordered to be used as a repository for radioactive waste . |
| 18 | Mr Berecz said he still considered himself a member of the old party and refused to recognise the new one — despite voting for its establishment — but did not rule out the possibility of seeking admission to it . |
| 19 | Chile called for an end to the fighting and refused to recognise the new Panamanian leader , Mr Guillermo Endara . |
| 20 | Ferdinand of Habsburg secured the votes of the Croatian Sabor on 1 January 1527 , three months after Suleiman 's victory at Mohács , but Zápolya , referred to by the sultan as his vassal , continued to dispute the throne of Hungary and refused to recognise the vote of a section of the Hungarian Diet in favour of Ferdinand . |
| 21 | According to the Jordanians the Israeli delegation concentred on issues such as diplomatic relations and economic co-operation and refused to discuss the settlements issue and interpretations of UN Security Council Resolution 242 . |
| 22 | When the true facts were placed before the editor of the Daily Mirror he refused to acknowledge them and refused to correct the inaccurate , misleading and distorted reporting … in his newspaper . ’ |
| 23 | First Casares Quiroga , who had fatally underestimated the seriousness of what he called an ‘ absurd plot ’ and refused to arm the workers , panicked and made way for the more conservative Martínez Barrio . |