Sentence examples for despite pleading for from inspiring English sources

David Bieber, a former US marine, was jailed for life for murder after Newcastle Crown Court heard the 34-year-old officer was shot in the head at point blank range despite pleading for his life.

Despite pleading for more attention from donors, Shumlin argued that money won't be the sole determining factor in the 2014 races.

Well, not much of it is getting lent, despite pleading from Washington.

One theory has Leonid surviving the crash and collaborating with the Germans, and when he was recaptured by the Soviets, Stalin ordering him shot despite Nikita Khrushchev pleading for his life.

Horry and Harpring were assessed double technical fouls and order was restored despite the 76ers' pleading for a flagrant foul on Horry.

Jurors were told that throughout the five-hour siege a terrified mother was trapped in her bathroom with her two small daughters in the house next door despite ringing 999 seven times pleading for help.

Despite pleading a commitment to print, Local World has a strong focus on digital and mobile distribution.

Despite pleading guilty to one charge of conspiracy to obstruct justice and make false statements, he protested that "nobody was ever prosecuted for this in the history of the world".

Mouzalon was dragged from under the altar and, despite pleading to ransom his life, was executed.

Polls now show that Clinton has a commanding lead over Bernie Sanders and would have an equally commanding lead over Biden if, despite the near hysterical begging and pleading for him to jump in the race, he ever did.

In the season finale "Lucifer Rising", Ruby insists that she and Sam must murder a demonically-possessed woman despite the woman being alive and pleading for them to let her go, as Ruby argues that Sam needs to also drink the woman's blood in order to be able to kill Lilith; Sam eventually agrees.