He said Mrs. Jacobs always refused his attempts to help her find out how to get assistance from government officials.

A dull throbbing ache followed, and refused my attempts to evict it.

After their marriage in June 1943, he cut Oona out of his life, refusing her attempts at a reconciliation.

The Kyrgyz parliament, however, had refused prosecutors' attempts to strip him of legal immunity.

She has marriage problems, because she refuses his attempts to end her addiction.

Alan dislikes her as she ignores and/or refuses his attempts to seduce her.

He refused her attempts to engage him.

There, he meets O-ha and falls in love with her, but she refuses his attempts to approach her.

Despite this, Bobbie refused his several attempts at reconciliation.

Molly refuses Henry's attempts to help her, but she smokes the cigar.