Sentence examples for could not have refused from inspiring English sources

He could not have refused to see her; her letter had been carefully insistent.

Kean could not have refused Venky's offer to succeed Sam Allardyce when it was surprisingly handed to a coach with no managerial experience 12 months ago.

These members may have been unaware that by accepting benefits, for example, by taking a newly marketed drug, they were thereby assuming obligations; in addition, in cases such as incapacitating medical emergencies, they could not have refused the benefits.

Furthermore, unless one is so unlucky as to benefit seldom from others, a moral obligation to benefit all those who benefit us, even if unintentionally and indirectly, and even when we could not have refused those benefits, is implausible: at most, we owe our benefactors gratitude.

Once the animation would have been complete, however, they could not have gone through; Fox would have refused to air the episode.

We also know this new military leadership is willing to give Morsi the powers their predecessors had refused him – Morsi could not have regained control without their help.

Several referees have assured WiF the game could not have restarted, even had the medical staff refused to come on.

He said refuse could not have been collected on the bank holidays because rubbish tips were not open to dispose of waste.

An easier question could not have been lobbed at the candidate, but Mr. Bradley refused to swing.

One patient could not have the main tumor resected, 5 did not have surgery because of PD, and 11 refused surgery.

"I don't think he could have refused that," Lamoriello said of Mogilny's new contract.