Example sentences of "refused at [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ On that particular day , we arrived there about ten o'clock , and I refused at first to go any farther ; the charm of those gardens and their flowers was so great that I wanted never to leave them . |
| 2 | When regular radio broadcasting began in 1922 , the press refused at first to publish free the daily programme schedules . |
| 3 | When at last Hazel had got him back to the ditch , he refused at first to go underground and Hazel had almost to push him down the hole . |
| 4 | Mr Edgar refused at first , and Linton sent him several more letters . |
| 5 | The Government refused at first even to meet him , citing the need not to inflame those holding the Beirut hostages , and did precious little more for a long time after the hostages were freed . |