Example sentences of "[vb past] down the offer " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even lesser known men were received with open arms and , in some cases , cheque books : when the Rev. J. A. Macfadyen went to America to ‘ supply ’ the pulpit of Brooklyn 's Central Congregational Church he was offered a church in Chicago at the princely stipend of £2,000 — over £60,000 today — but he turned down the offer . |
| 2 | EDWINA CURRIE turned down the offer of a job in Mr Major 's Government yesterday , saying that someone else could do the job far better than she could . |
| 3 | ‘ Some Americans wanted to open up the Spurling yard , and offered big money to the Borough Council , but that useless lot — that bunch of pen-pushers — they turned down the offer in favour of the Japanese . |
| 4 | George Raft , originally set to take the non-speaking title role , turned down the offer before shooting , reportedly because of ill health , and was replaced by Cesar Romero , in what was barely a cameo . |
| 5 | The birthday princess was serenaded by Phil the year she turned down the offer of a party from Charles . |
| 6 | They turned down the offer of free council flat in a city where 2,000 people are on a long-term homeless list . |
| 7 | Coleby seemed disappointed when Peter turned down the offer of another bottle of wine . |
| 8 | King George IV , the British Museum , Sir Robert Peel and Lawrence 's patron Lord Dudley all turned down the offer of the collection . |
| 9 | Armstrong thought the society 's problems were too intractable even for his prodigious public relations skills , and turned down the offer . |
| 10 | We turned down the offer of researching exactly how many men we 'd get to 3,000 feet of urinals , but allowing a couple of feet for each one , 1,500 men would make Wembley the tops for discriminating against women . |
| 11 | Malta turned down the offer of an American security guarantee in 1981 for fear that this would require the concession of a military base . |
| 12 | Lester turned down the offer of using a set already constructed and used for The Fall of the Roman Empire , saying that he could not afford the rental for the scaffolding . |
| 13 | When he was asked to star in a film version of No Sex , Please , Crawford turned down the offer . |
| 14 | Fourth division Halifax , having failed in a bid for winger Brian Mooney , made a move for striker Warren Hawke yesterday , but the 21-year-old turned down the offer . |