Example sentences of "[adv] disapproved of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Had it been Alex Household who had been shot , the situation would have been different , because she so patently disapproved of him , but with Michael Banks as the victim , it was difficult to cast her in the role of murderer . |
| 2 | One thing that struck me about this contraceptive suggestion was that it was being made by people who totally disapproved of all experimentation on animals . |
| 3 | She obviously thoroughly disapproved of holidays and spent all her time polishing the plastic . ’ |
| 4 | He clearly disapproved of it and that was that . |
| 5 | He served with the Parliamentary army as a chaplain on two occasions , although he also disapproved of putting the king to death . |
| 6 | Many members of the opposition also disapproved of the planned change , arguing conversely that it would strengthen the LDP 's hold on power . |
| 7 | And that 's the kind of singling out of one group of workers , and making a special case for them , that she really disapproved of . |
| 8 | But he strongly disapproved of the proselytizing that went on under the cloak of humanitarianism . |
| 9 | This seemed to me a poor reason for making the announcement and I told him that I strongly disapproved of his breach of trust . |
| 10 | They both looked at me as if they strongly disapproved of me . |
| 11 | At the same time the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Left Front parties , all of which supported the National Front coalition from the " outside " , made it known that they strongly disapproved of Chauthala 's reappointment . |
| 12 | ‘ She thinks the sun shines out of his … well , you know what I mean ’ Just in time Melissa remembered that although Iris had been known , in moments of crisis , to permit herself the occasional ‘ bloody ’ , she strongly disapproved of vulgarity . |
| 13 | He was glad that he had dismissed Palottino , although the Neapolitan had made it dear that he strongly disapproved of this mania for walking . |
| 14 | I half disapproved of these costumes , they made me feel uncomfortable , but at the same time I admired and envied her , she was so original and unconcerned . |