| refuse comment | 51.88 | He refused comment. | ||
| refuse request | 29.56 | He refused the request. | ||
| refuse offer | 17.77 | He refused the offer. | ||
| refuse entry | 14.81 | He refused them entry. | ||
| refuse permission | 11.39 | Had he refused her permission to marry? | ||
| refuse demand | 9.35 | Dewez refused the demand. | ||
| refuse order | 7.57 | Six refused my order. | ||
| refuse treatment | 7.18 | Several refused treatment. | ||
| refuse access | 6.52 | Reporters were refused access. | ||
| refuse food | 5.20 | She drinks only water and refuses food. | ||
| refuse invitation | 4.28 | It seemed churlish to refuse his invitation. | ||
| refuse visa | 3.95 | Previously she had been refused a visa. | ||
| refuse bail | 3.82 | He refused bail. | ||
| refuse help | 2.90 | Joseph initially refused help. | ||
| refuse service | 2.83 | I would refuse the service. | ||
| refuse talk | 2.76 | The government refuses any talks. | ||
| refuse application | 2.63 | The application was refused. | ||
| refuse call | 2.63 | He refused calls for a government inquiry. | ||
| refuse assignment | 2.57 | Perez can refuse an assignment. | ||
| refuse interview | 2.44 | Scalley refused an interview. |