Sentence examples for refused being from inspiring English sources

When he asks to try on Mr Punch he is refused, being told "once you bring Mr Punch to life there's no getting rid of him".

He came ashore under Eisenhower at Omaha Beach on D-Day, where he incurred a leg wound that would plague him the rest of his life; he refused being sent to a field hospital, because that would have separated him from his unit.

Anggun refused being an actress and said "I was born a singer.

Hitchens refused being put in any box, infuriating the entire political and social spectrum simultaneously.

In February 1973, Buczynski requested initiation into the Gardnerican Craft from the Kneitals, but they refused, being cautious of what uses he would put the Gardnerian liturgy to.

As other blacks, he could fume at being bypassed by taxis, racially profiled by police on street corners, refused being shown an apartment by landlords, followed in stores by security guards, denied a loan for his business or home purchase, confined to living in a segregated neighborhood, or passed over for a corporate management position.

Those who refused were beaten.

Any that refused were arrested".

Those who refused were not contacted again.

The number of women who refused was 17.

The amounts of feed offered and refused were recorded daily.