Example sentences of "refusing [to-vb] at " in BNC.
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| 1 | If they made the bead taste bitter , by dipping it in alcohol , or quinine , or the pungent methylanthranilate , then the chick would peck once , show disgust by shaking its head vigorously and wiping its beak on the floor of its pen , and then back away , refusing to peck at a similar but dry bead offered any time from a few seconds to a few days subsequently . |
| 2 | She climbed up again , and , refusing to look at the dangerous beams , began soberly to close the trunks , tidy up a little . |
| 3 | Athelstan drank greedily from the water cup , refusing to look at Cranston . |
| 4 | Thus , when the discount houses offer to sell bills to the Bank , the latter is in a strong position to influence rates of interest in the bill market by refusing to buy at the rates quoted . |
| 5 | The Act buttressed the law on trespass with two new criminal offences : using or threatening violence in order to obtain entry to any premises , and occupying a house or flat and refusing to leave at the request of the rightful occupier . |
| 6 | In December 1630 he was silenced by William Laud [ q.v. ] for not catechizing according to the form laid down in the Prayer Book , and for refusing to bow at the name of Jesus . |
| 7 | Responses range from bribing ( as your competitors do ) to refusing to bribe at all , but making adjustments ( for instance to price ) that will compensate for the bribe being offered and allow competition for a contract to be real . |
| 8 | The girl from Camberwell , who police are refusing to name at her parents ' request , did not know her attacker . |
| 9 | A bout of sickness and diarrhoea exacerbated the problem intensely to the point of Darren refusing to eat at all and becoming extremely weak and debilitated . |