Example sentences of "refuse let [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If the client refuses to let them communicate with the auditors , then they should turn the job down . |
| 2 | Later still My silly wee sister has put her feet down and refuses to let me near her Power Pack . |
| 3 | He refuses to let me have another go which I think is outrageous and tell him so . |
| 4 | Even though a new series of the show starts on November 27 , Loyd still refuses to let his ‘ victims ’ see how he lives . |
| 5 | If our mind refuses to let our body respond , the feeling stays locked in and can affect all our physical processes . |
| 6 | The reader refuses to let it rest at that . |
| 7 | BILL Clinton has thought about the chance of being assassinated , like his political heroes John Kennedy and Martin Luther King , but refuses to let it affect him , his mother revealed yesterday . |
| 8 | After nearly a decade down under he was overdue an entirely Australian subject — the Board of Control having disappointed him by refusing to let him write their official history : ‘ This is the one major cricket book still to be written in Australia . |
| 9 | Fighting an impulse to back away , Gina forced herself to hold her ground , refusing to let him see how his nearness made the hairs on the back of her neck rise in anticipation of conflict . |
| 10 | ‘ Mr Jacobsen , ’ she forced herself to speak slowly and calmly , refusing to let him know he 'd just lit a tinder within her , ‘ it may have escaped your notice that you were not the only member of the cast — come to that , you were n't the only male , either . |
| 11 | Refusing to let him see any trace of fear in her eyes , she squared up to him , pride stiffening her spine . |
| 12 | To her horror she felt the sting of tears in her eyes and looked away again , refusing to let him see her moment of weakness . |
| 13 | Even that slight contact sent a shudder through her body , but she fought it , refusing to let him see how he could move her . |
| 14 | ‘ Everybody needs a base , ’ she had returned lightly , refusing to let him dull the excitement she had felt ever since finding the farmhouse . |
| 15 | Penry got to his feet very slowly , standing over her in a way which made Leonora long to back away , but she stood her ground , refusing to let him intimidate her . |
| 16 | ‘ I know that I am dying , ’ he said , ‘ and I am so angry with God for letting it happen , and with my family for refusing to let me work through it . ’ |
| 17 | At Middlesbrough , the Hugh Bell School was partially evacuated to Pickering , North Yorkshire , a number of parents refusing to let their children be evacuated . |
| 18 | ‘ Having let the side down already by not being able to give Wendy a baby myself , I did n't feel I could let it down further by refusing to let her try AID . |
| 19 | Outside in her car she kept a tight grip on herself , refusing to let her humiliation reduce her to tears . |
| 20 | She tried to draw back , but his hands came up and gripped her , refusing to let her go . |
| 21 | For a moment , he held her close , refusing to let her go . |
| 22 | But the notion , once born , firmly took root , refusing to let her settle , and as she wandered aimlessly about the living-room she realised she 'd soon be in danger of going stir-crazy if she had to look at the same four walls much longer . |
| 23 | She had tried to catch a quick nap , but anticipation of the evening to come had fluttered within her like a hummingbird , refusing to let her settle . |
| 24 | Jenna tried to jerk her face from his grasp , but he tightened his hold , refusing to let her go . |
| 25 | She was walking unarmed into dangerous territory , but something deep inside was urging her on , refusing to let her back off now . |
| 26 | Only the other day it was reported that a young mother of a seven-year-old child had taken the Territorial Army to court for refusing to let her become a paratrooper … and won ! |
| 27 | But both Kylie and Waterman ignored the incident , refusing to let it cloud her triumph . |
| 28 | ‘ I have seen a few busy streets in my life , ’ Shae said quietly , sure she was being baited , but refusing to let herself rise to it . |
| 29 | Refusing to let herself think beyond the tasks she was performing , Leonora listened to the radio as she worked , and when the meal was well advanced she went quietly upstairs to find the bathroom empty , and Penry , fully dressed in fresh clothes , fast asleep on his bed . |
| 30 | That 's it , though he does n't go as far as refusing to let you see his picture . |