| They refused to accept the money that was dangled before their eyes. |
| She refused to answer inquiries from the media about her marriage. |
| She refused to let the injury keep her from attaining her goal of being in the Olympics. |
| The mother asked the child to put on his pajamas, but the child refused to cooperate. |
| The great majority of Tories refused to support the Jacobites publicly, although there were numerous quiet supporters. |
| The government refused to naturalize them without documentation. |
