Refusing to take the advice of the British officers on board to don one of their uniforms and pretend to be one of them, he was captured.

Refusing to take up their place in the geographically spread Welsh Alliance, they chose to field one team in 1998-99, in the middle ( First ) division of the Wrexham Area League ( level 4 in the pyramid ), the place previously filled by their reserve side.

Refusing her father's offer, Thursday travels to a book in The Well of Lost Plots -- a subdivision of the Great Library that contains unpublished and unfinished works — in order to take a year's maternity leave with her memory of Landen.

Refusing to take the only horse Zhao Yun had, which was sorely needed to break out of the enemy ranks, Lady Mi leapt into a dried well and killed herself.

Refusing to take part, some militiamen left the area.

Refusing to take advantage of the amnesties of 1856 and 1869, he returned to France only after the declaration of war with Prussia in 1870.

Refusing to take the agrégation in Mathematics, he prefers to do research in applied mathematics and receives his doctorate from the University of Pierre and Marie Curie in 1979.

Refusing to take the oaths of allegiance to an uncovenanted ruler, or to exercise any civil function, they passed through a period of trial and found some difficulty in maintaining a regular ministry, but in 1706 they were reinforced by some converts from the established church.

Refusing to participate in what he felt was a farcical trial, Wali Khan did not take part in his own legal defense.

Refusing to take an oath was prohibited by the Quaker Act of 1662.

Refusing further tribute to the Tatars, Ivan initiated a series of attacks that opened the way for the complete defeat of the declining Golden Horde, now divided into several Khanates and hordes.

Refusing to risk everything in a major battle, Philip retreated, only to have his rear guard caught at Fréteval on 3 July which turned into a general encounter during which Philip only managed to avoid capture, as his army was put to flight.

Refusing to follow his father into ministry, he moved to the Midwest and soon became a successful reporter in Chicago, working for the Chicago Tribune and Chicago Daily News.

Refusing the opportunity to rule, Den rides with Katherine into the sunset, content to remain in Neverwhere as " Den ".

Refusing to be denied, Courbet took matters into his own hands.

Refusing to answer her questions with presumption that only she can ask them, she quickly ropes her into a game of croquet.

Refusing an operation, he was prompted to intently explore and develop self-rehabilitation and awareness techniques through self-observation which later evolved into the method.

Refusing to retire, Nova piloted his ship into the black hole.

Refusing to adopt negative stereotypes he decided to leave Hollywood and moved into European cinema where he was treated equally, as would his female counterpart Anna May Wong.

Refusing to abdicate, his eyes were blinded, and he was cast into prison in 322 AH ( 934 CE ).

Refusing to side with the Marians despite his daughter's marriage to Young Marius, he was pursued by them and killed in the temple of the Vestals and his body thrown into the Tiber.

As Ted Anton described the decision in his book Bold Science, " Refusing to write in the usual scientific passive voice (' steps were taken ') and too insecure to write in the first person (' I took the steps '), she instead invented coauthor ": her Afghan Hound, Galadriel Mirkwood.

Refusing to withdraw, Company P closed in and met the attackers in a furious hand to hand struggle in which many of the enemy were driven off.

Refusing to answer a summons following the complaints of two Indian sachems about being unfairly treated in a land transaction, Gorton and several of his followers were forcefully taken away to Massachusetts.

Refusing to hide their homosexuality, they were brutalised, rebellious tearaways who took drugs, fought, shoplifted and hustled older gay men in order to survive.

Refusing to cooperate with Roach or the board, the two were asked to leave Diamond Mountain University and its properties for at least one year.

Refusing to send men up above to lower the sails and masts because of previous experiences in which he did just that, and his men were hurled to their death, Captain Thompson forces them to sit out the storm completely unprepared, and the Jarvee suffers tremendous damage.

Refusing on principle to stand for reelection in 1823, he served until 1824 when he retired from public life.

Refusing to do so, Guru Tegh Bahadur was beheaded in public at Chandni Chowk on 24 November 1675.

Refusing to condemn the regime's human rights atrocities, something which deprived their longshot candidacy of needed support, the MID fared poorly on election night, garnering 4 < small >< sup > th </ sup ></ small > place ( 1. 5 %) and electing no congressmen.

Refusing to accept the defiant independence of Hyderabad, the Indian Government prepared to carry out a so-called " Hyderabad Police Action " against the Nizam.

Refusing to accept his dismissal, Hasan Ali Shah withdrew with his forces to the citadel at Bam.

Refusing to retreat in the face of superior forces, Arundel was shot in the foot and captured.

Refusing the merge of the Neo-Gaullist party with the right-wing classical forces in the Union for a Popular Movement, he quit politics in 2002.

Refusing to collaborate with the Japanese Army, Santos was sentenced to death but was plucked out by the Combined American and Filipino liberation forces on the night of his execution.

Refusing to participate in the Vichy government, he resigned and was arrested in June 1940 by Philippe Petain's administration.

Refusing to do this, Njaru five days later found his house encircled by armed soldiers, and escaped to Kumba.

Refusing any plea deal, after a mistrial and a reversal on appeal, O ' Hara was convicted of a felony in July 1999, sentenced to five years probation, an $ 20, 000 fine, and 1, 500 hours of community service picking up garbage.

Refusing to believe that thieves exist in the world, Sha Gen insists on carrying his five years of savings worth ¥ 60, 000 ($ 7, 200 USD ) with him rather than use remittance.

Refusing the baronetcy twice offered him by Queen Victoria, he was elected as an Academician to the Royal Academy in 1867 and accepted the Order of Merit in 1902, in his own words on behalf of all English artists.

Refusing to return to Moron Mountain to endure humiliation from their former boss, the Nerdlucks decide to stay with the Looney Tunes who only agree to let them if they can prove to be " looney ".

Refusing to eat the cabbage would allegedly have meant reprisals against them and their families.

Refusing the initial appeal of Jewish organizations for Allied countries to deliver food and medicine to the ghettos of Europe, the British and U. S. governments argued that supplies would be diverted for the Germans ' personal use or would be granted to the Jews just to free the Third Reich from its " responsibility " to feed them.

Refusing, she and some of her companions are hanged, and as the nooses strangle them she screams out one as-yet unrevealed word.

Refusing to confirm or deny, Loughnane accused “ this character ” of being “ insanely jealous of Clare ’ s success ” during his tenure, adding: “ I would regard ( him ) as the man, hurling-wise, who was the greatest failure ever in the history of Clare hurling .” Bohan was manager of the Clare team in the late 70s when it was widely perceived that that Clare team, which included Ger Loughnane, left at least one All-Ireland after them.

Refusing to give way, or to accept orders from Glencairn, Lorne now left him with his men, and for a while there was fear of an encounter, as a stream alone separated them.

Refusing to believe that the Pimpernel or anyone will save them, she mourns the loss of Percy and of her life (" I'll Forget You ").