Example sentences of "to offer [pers pn] the [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ But if Sipotai is fool enough to offer me the chance , then we have a score to settle , he and 1 . ’
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 Children actually like to acquire skills , and they learn them faster when they are young , so it is tempting to offer them the chance , and rewarding to watch them blossom .
4 We were able to make contact with Christians from several of the churches and to offer them the possibility of ordering books in their own language via the Christian Literature Crusade in the appropriate countries .
5 So th th th there 's , there 's a heightened need for support because of the the nature of the civil war now , and , and they are under quite substantial pressure and therefore you need to mobilize the population behind you and to get that mobilization you , you 've got to offer more struggle fruits to the peasants and absolute egalitarianism is the way to offer them the maximum .
6 Most good travel agents require you be insured if booking a package holiday , but will nowadays be able to offer you the choice of the tour operator 's policy or their own .
7 We are able to offer you the choice .
8 In truth , this image was never entirely fair , but it is a testament to our ability to respond to customer demand that , today , a visit to any supermarket bakery is likely to offer you the choice and quality to rival that of any traditional bakers .
9 They should be able to offer you the support you need at an academic and personal level .
10 I 'm prepared to offer you the job , Miss Stanton .
11 I refer to your application and subsequent interview for the post of in the of the and am pleased to offer you the post .
12 I refer to your application and subsequent interview for the post of in the of the and am pleased to offer you the post .
13 She paced up and down the tiny room while I sat on her bed , and she explained to me that McIllvanney had been approached by a client who had apparently seen Ellen and authorised McIllvanney to offer her the money .
14 And with Forest still at the bottom of the Premier League , Clough insisted : ‘ If I 'd waited to offer him the contract after Saturday he may have blown it .
15 If asked to ‘ zip me up ’ by a drysuit diver , why is it a good idea to offer him the loop of the closed zip afterwards ?
16 Mr Silvers , however , had remembered the significance the visit would have for my father , and had thus called him in to offer him the option of taking several days ' leave for the duration of the General 's stay .
17 It seems increasingly likely that he will join Smith as assistant manager at Bristol City , although the Roker board could be forced to offer him the manager 's post if Sunderland win the FA Cup .
18 Thérèse had to offer him the apéritif , Léonie the fluted glass dish of polished Japanese crackers .
19 Fleury faltered backwards as the sepoy advanced , still making as if to offer him the sabre .
20 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 .
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