Example sentences of "[conj] refused [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Think about times when you have blamed others , or refused to take responsibility for your life . |
| 2 | Those who delayed , deserted or refused to obey lawful commands were no better than traitors . |
| 3 | This time he traced it back to the servant in the bedroom — he blocked out or refused to remember her name — a cold witch , he decided , a witch who would find no satiation in this world , maybe even a spirit brought back to test and ruin those who had intercourse with her . |
| 4 | In the present case if Mr. Tully refused to disclose his dealings with the moneys of Abbey or Wessex or refused to produce copies of the documents relevant to those dealings , he would be in breach of the order of Buckley J. and liable to be fined or imprisoned by the judge for contempt of court . |
| 5 | When I say I 've never , in my life , sold a telephone number or refused to help a fellow journalist , he says it is ‘ union policy ’ , and that I ‘ ca n't be a real journalist ’ if I find this surprising . |
| 6 | Someone who used bad language , for example , or refused to work , pretended sickness , or climbed over a fence instead of using the official entrance ( or , what is more likely , exit ) was deemed DISORDERLY ; he could be put on bread and water for forty-eight hours and other privileges were stopped . |
| 7 | As soon as the war was over , however , most Latin American countries broke off or refused to recognise their ties with the USSR . |
| 8 | In his view , the court could intervene only if the minister ( a ) failed or refused to apply his mind to or to consider the question whether to refer a complaint to the committee or ( b ) misinterpreted the law or proceeded on an erroneous view of the law or ( c ) based his decision on some wholly extraneous consideration or ( d ) failed to have regard to matters which he should have taken into account . |
| 9 | Team spirit it was that refused to leave out the reserves or was it because there was an accountant in one of the teams . |
| 10 | Those that refused to take up their rights could have offset their losses by selling their 200 rights at 5p each ; i.e. 10 . |
| 11 | From being the bank that refused to die , BCCI became the bank that ceased to exist . |
| 12 | Tomorrow we 'll have exclusive pictures of the RV8 on the road , but tonight we look at the background to the car that refused to die . |
| 13 | And even those MG enthusiasts who ca n't afford the new model can drive their older classics with a new pride ; after all , the MGB is the car that refused to die . |
| 14 | The dream was fractured into a kaleidoscope of shapes that refused to form into a coherent whole . |
| 15 | Stories circulate about regiments that refused to go to Vilnius , and of officers who refused to fire once there . |
| 16 | Money and how to get hold of it were the perennial problems that refused to go away . |
| 17 | One broken collar-bone , and a cut on the back of his shoulder — and even that refused to bleed for more than a couple of minutes . |
| 18 | All the authorities that refused to indulge were extravagant . |
| 19 | Did she hide behind aggression and trousers as Ana hid behind eyes that refused to see ? |
| 20 | There are racist vermin out there who have always taken whatever comfort they can from any public figure that refused to come off the fence . |
| 21 | Several hundred were swept downstream , and the settlers eagerly claimed those animals that refused to attempt the crossing . |
| 22 | Pushing the damp hair off his forehead with a hand that refused to keep still , she managed a shaky smile in response . |
| 23 | And besides , there was a robust corner of her mind that refused to believe what was happening . |
| 24 | First , error is possible , and someone who based their life on astrology and refused to replace their beliefs with scientific knowledge would probably end up making a number of mistakes . |
| 25 | ‘ I think I 'd better have tomato , ’ she said dolefully , and refused to like the sound of his laughter . |
| 26 | Having lent Hale money to pay her rent she had been angered to discover her spending enormous sums on an haute-couture dress , and refused to turn up to what , in retrospect , became Hale 's farewell party . |
| 27 | For the first 10 minutes , she sat with her back to me and refused to turn round . |
| 28 | Whitehall officials were unable to explain it fully and refused to speculate when dole queues will start shortening . |
| 29 | After just six weeks she returned home and refused to go back . |
| 30 | ‘ A harvest wagon was coming in from the field when suddenly the horses stopped and refused to go any further . |