Sentence examples for had refused if from inspiring English sources

Mr. Flihan said he had refused if Verizon would not bring back his landline.

That makes it slightly puzzling that a couple of the most vociferous sceptics declared that they would have refused, if asked, to sign the letter to the Jordanian authorities asking for more information.

Here was a man who had refused, as if on principle, to swing at a bad pitch, and then applied that same steely resolve to his legal situation, at some cost to his dignity.

Her behavior was so bothersome during one outing that a stranger offered to buy Mariah the ice cream that her father had refused her, if she would just settle down.

Describing Bonds's conduct during his years of legal proceedings, McGrath draws on the sport that made the former San Francisco Giants slugger wealthy and famous: Here was a man who had refused, as if on principle, to swing at a bad pitch, and then applied that same steely resolve to his legal situation, at some cost to his dignity.

The judge, Yevgeny Zubov, told the court that jurors had refused to participate if reporters were allowed to attend, a lawyer for the Politkovskaya family said.

(He's no Zen master, of course: he said that the BBC had refused to play "If It Wasn't for You" because it contained the phrase "sad bastard," and that he'd suggested "asshole" as an alternative).

Varlamova had refused to testify if the case went to trial.

This time he risked appearing heartless if he had refused.

"If he had refused it would have destroyed our economy.

Would they have felt better if they had refused to participate?