Example sentences of "deny [being] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But to deny being nervous when he knew that she was would be both pointless and stupid . |
| 2 | American researchers have referred to the ‘ new racism ’ , which denies being racist , in contrast to ‘ old-fashioned red-necked racism ’ , which unambiguously trumpeted racial values ( McConahay and Hough , 1976 ; McConahay , 1981 , 1982 ; McConahay et al . , |
| 3 | The authority denies being negligent before , during or after the operation . |
| 4 | Mason denies being involved in the attack . |
| 5 | The term ‘ blindsight ’ was coined by Larry Weiskrantz at Oxford to describe perhaps the best known example of this dissociation , in which patients with damage to the visual areas of the cortex deny being able to see a visual stimulus while behaving in some respects as if they are processing it , for instance by moving their eyes in its direction . |
| 6 | Esther Dyson had consistently denied being pregnant , but two days prior to the discovery of the child , she had appeared very big in the family way , then the next morning , Mrs. Greaves noticed that Esther Dyson was pale , languid , weak and thinner , as if she had delivered a child . |
| 7 | In interview , she at first denied being dishonest but later admitted it . |
| 8 | The ice champion , who has not had a lover since his AIDS was diagnosed , has never denied being homosexual . |
| 9 | Mr. Bell denied being drunk and disorderly and denied being in breach of the bail condition . |
| 10 | Longthorne denied being involved in the disturbance in which bottles and glasses were smashed . |
| 11 | Although I denied being ill and scorned to make the demands for attention usually employed by invalids or malingerers , there is no doubt that I was by this time making a bid for power . |
| 12 | It is very unlikely , although not unknown , that the defendant will deny being present etc , at the time of the offence . |