Example sentences of "to offer [pers pn] [art] [noun] of [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So , Sister Hennessy , how would you like to offer me a cup of coffee so we can get acquainted while these two young men carry on with their duties ? ’ |
| 2 | The Catholic Social Democratic and Labour Party ( SDLP ) did not co-operate because the assembly failed to offer them the opportunity of power-sharing which they gained in 1973 . |
| 3 | It was her friend Pepe , a Mexican worker , coming over to offer her a drink of rum . |
| 4 | ‘ I 'm sure we 'll discover the cause by morning , ’ d'Alembord said , then turned to Lucille to offer her a glass of wine . |
| 5 | He was so damned humble that O'Hara was obliged to offer him a cup of coffee . |
| 6 | The Bill took four years to get through Parliament , during which time Owen was subjected to abuse by those who opposed it , and on his deathbed in 1858 , a clergyman who came ( needlessly ) to offer him the consolations of religion asked him if he regretted having wasted his life in fruitless efforts ! |
| 7 | We do it wrong , being so majestical , To offer it the show of violence ; For it is , as the air , invulnerable , And our vain blows malicious mockery . |