Sentence examples for off her request from inspiring English sources

The general tried to interrupt her — he said the military had learned of a new plan to attack the Parliament — and then he brushed off her request.

Years before, when she'd asked another charter school to hold back a daughter who couldn't subtract 32 from 58, the teachers had laughed off her request.

Then, having shrugged off her own role, she requested that the audience do its part and have fun.

Riley explained that her MBA degree is now such a source of embarrassment for her that she leaves it off her résumé (she also requested that this piece identify her by first name only).

She asked him to break my neck, but the vet benignly ignored her request, cleaned off the slime with lukewarm water, and dressed me in the dusty-pink bodice my mother had bought from a tinker as part of the first outfit for the baby girl she was hoping to give birth to.

Recently, a particularly grouchy woman learned this the hard way after she so eloquently told a couple of people idling in a local parking lot to "fuck off" when they politely declined her request to bum a cigarette with the sensible (and healthy) response of "we don't smoke".

This admission made him feel hurt and put-off, so instead of respecting her request, he continued to sip her Pinot Noir and munch on her pickles and coleslaw.

Ms. Albayrak never regained consciousness, and her life support was switched off at her parents' request on Friday, her 23rd birthday.

My colleague "Anita" requested two days off to attend her niece's graduation from nursing school and Alex refused her request.

During the move, Julian says, his English teacher brushed off his requests for make-up work.

Mr. Christensen vigorously defended his loyalty to Mrs. Astor, whom he called a close friend, saying he helped her fend off requests for money from her son.