Sentence examples for i was refusing from inspiring English sources

If I refused to eat something, I was refusing him.

I was refusing to take any antiretroviral drugs because I believed that the government of South Africa should roll out treatment to all affected South Africans who wanted to get the drugs.

As a journalist, did I need to believe so badly that I'd come to Fairhope for a reason – that I'd not been lured in by a campaign for snake oil – that I was refusing to entertain reason?

I was refusing to charge my worth, because I believed people wouldn't see my value and that they wouldn't be able to afford me anyway.

I was refusing to embrace the vastness beyond my own name, the thousands of years of language and culture and humanity and belonging that were jam-packed like suitcases into my big bold name.    .

I was refusing to get really visible and consistent with my message, because I was believed that no one was listening, that I was wasting my time, and that I was setting myself up for more disappointment.

But I was refused an American visa".

I was refused because of my age.

For three years, I was refused a grant".

I was refused on the grounds of confidentiality.

I was refused by UKBA and I was thinking 'Now they are going to send me back'.