He wanted to turn and run, but muscles refused to obey.

He tried to move and his muscles refused to obey.

But they refused to obey the order to kill women and the other children.

He wanted to get up and run but his body refused to obey.

He could not start them again, and the entire mechanism refused any longer to obey his control.

He had told himself to stop, to turn, but his body refused to obey.

The man is a criminal who refused to obey an order.

For a moment it seemed as if the other would refuse to obey.

The little girl refused to obey the teacher, and was sent to the office.

The young boy refused to obey the teacher. Therefore, he was sent home.