Example sentences of "[pron] refused [to-vb] [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I refused to apologise to the Speaker so the Serjeant-at-arms hustled me to the Tower . |
| 2 | But when I was with her I refused to talk about the war . |
| 3 | ‘ I recall how I refused to hearken to the queen my mother 's fears for my brother 's safety — yet now I myself fear greatly for him ! ’ |
| 4 | Opposition parties , which refused to participate after the FMLN and the Permanent Committee for National Debate ( CPDN ) were prevented by riot police from joining the demonstration , described it as an attempt to prolong the war . |
| 5 | In 1934 he joined the Confessing Church , the wing of the national ( Lutheran ) Church which refused to compromise with the Hitler government . |
| 6 | The authors ' conclusion that no causal relation exists between human insulin and reduced hypoglycaemia awareness may well seem disdainful to some patients — for example , those who refused to participate in the study because of the problems experienced with human insulin . |
| 7 | This duly occurred , with one exception — an evil old crone named Thaukt ( who some say was Loki in disguise ) who refused to weep for the god . |
| 8 | Kellner says one possible explanation is that the 20 per cent of the electorate who refused to respond to the exit polls were disproportionately Tory , or that some voters lied , or both . |
| 9 | Notwithstanding Cato and Cicero , and perhaps Ennius , there were even Latin writers who refused to join in the chorus : there is nothing very wrong in the Poenuius of Plautus ; Cornelius Nepos wrote a most sympathetic sketch of Hannibal ; Virgil came near to transferring " Punica fides " to Aeneas . |
| 10 | The grave of the athlete Eric Liddell , the man who refused to run in the Olympics on the Sabbath in 1924 and whose story was immortalised in the film Chariots of Fire , has at last been found , unmarked . |
| 11 | And they were egged on by some Labour MPs and councillors who refused to comply with the law themselves . |
| 12 | Roman turned to Claudia , but she refused to respond to the message he was silently trying to convey . |
| 13 | A charge of assaulting the boy 's mother was dropped after she refused to proceed with the case . |
| 14 | She refused to listen to the Jeremiahs who predicted she would have to change her operating style once her company came under the scrutiny of the Stock Exchange . |
| 15 | She remembered her fear for this man 's life , the way she had fled through the castle to warn him , her useless defiance of Matilda 's wrath and the threat hanging over her head if she refused to co-operate with the Empress . |
| 16 | But tonight they refused to comment on the court 's decision . |
| 17 | The message was delivered to Mr Adams on Sunday , yet only a few hours later he refused to join with the leaders of constitutional parties in condemning the bomb outrage . |
| 18 | He refused to live in the President 's official residence , and was particularly remembered for his outspoken opposition to terrorism and the Mafia , his support for human rights , and his personal presence at times of national disaster as well as of celebration . |
| 19 | She asked if there was a Mackenzie in his squadron , but he refused to talk about the war , which suited her . |
| 20 | Sjahrir later acquired the reputation of a resistance leader , but although he refused to collaborate with the Japanese all he really did was to monitor the declining fortunes of Japan on his illegal radio . |
| 21 | Wilkinson conceded that odds against the title going to Elland Road for the first time in 18 years have ‘ lengthened considerably ’ but he refused to throw in the towel . |
| 22 | And yet he refused to follow through the consequences of his devious diplomacy . |
| 23 | ENGLAND full-back Lee Dixon last night revealed how he refused to buckle under the weight of criticism which has been hurled his way . |
| 24 | He refused to rise to the bait , instead giving her a quick kiss on the lips and heading for his car . |
| 25 | He refused to comment on the writ 's contents . |