Example sentences of "to offer [pron] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When the war ended he sought me out to offer me choice of jabs ; I chose his Transport Wing in Germany , on loan to Sholto Douglas then the C-in-C Germany , to operate the air transport requirements for Germany in the early days after the end of the war , with aircraft baked in the UK . |
| 2 | Their only hope was to find a farmhouse where a friendly farmer might be able to offer them shelter for the night . |
| 3 | There is a need to offer them opportunities in initial and in-service professional development to acquire or improve relevant skills . |
| 4 | As the teachers will have to compete for jobs on the open market , it will be important to offer them guidance on how teaching posts are obtained in the UK . |
| 5 | I am honoured and delighted to offer my support to their cause but also my help to raise public awareness about the importance of their needs . ’ |
| 6 | I would like to offer my congratulations to the Cycle Team and anyone else involved in the construction of the Lochshot Burn path . |
| 7 | In a statement on Austrian television he said : " After weighing the interests of our republic , the experiences of the past years , and also my personal plans for the future , I have decided not to offer my candidacy for re-election . " |
| 8 | It is tough , but with top quality artists we have a responsibility to offer their music to the public , however difficult it is to let them hear it . |
| 9 | Many respondents took the opportunity afforded by the consultation to offer their reflections on the current state of the profession and the issues facing it . |
| 10 | The appeal was made to them in the early 1970s to offer their home to ‘ special needs ’ children and they responded well , Now they are being asked to accept both the challenge of ‘ special needs ’ children and the possibility of continuing contact with members of the original family . |
| 11 | Ten leading UK industrialists accompanied UK Foreign Secretary Hurd when he visited Taif in Saudi Arabia on Feb. 9-10 , to offer their services for post-war reconstruction . |
| 12 | Randi got Shaw and Edwards to offer their services to Dr Peter Phillips , director of physics at Washington University and director of the McDonnell Laboratory . |
| 13 | By 1943 , they were free to offer their services to any part of the military except the Signals ; 800 Pioneers went into technical units , 650 to combatant units of the infantry and armoured corps , 450 to the Intelligence Corps and specialist formations , 300 to the Commandos , the Airborne troops and the special forces , and over 100 to the Navy and the Royal Air Force . |
| 14 | For example , some localised industries would now be able to offer their goods to a wider market . |
| 15 | On one occasion no fewer than six females with eighteen kittens established a communal nest of this type and each female allowed the other mothers to offer their milk to any kittens whenever they felt like it . |
| 16 | INTOXICATED as they are with the feeling that they are the World Cup champions , Pakistan , after only a brief stay at home which included a pilgrimage to Meccas at the government 's expense to offer their thanks to the Almighty Allah — besides cash awards at home from every quarter — are now here to take on England in a series of five Tests , and , for the first time in this country , five one-day internationals . |
| 17 | The approach may represent an attempt on Sotheby 's part to woo the ever-increasing number of bankrupt dealers to offer their stocks at auction . |
| 18 | A buy-back tender offer occurs where shareholders are invited to offer their shares to the company at a price not exceeding the stated maximum price . |
| 19 | Blue Ridge base … on a small patch of land owned by a member of the miners ' union , 40,000 people have called to offer their solidarity since last spring . |
| 20 | Partnerships had enabled the use of community schools at Liphook and Bordon to be run so as to offer their facilities to the public throughout the year , and the new methods had reduced the inevitable deficit of the sports centre to well below the national average . |
| 21 | ‘ Laura Ashley ’ was sufficiently known in France to excite great curiosity and Sybille was tempted to offer her services as a general assistant . |
| 22 | Even Araminta had been sullen and silent ever since her mother 's death , and Theda had been relieved to see Mrs Alderley , who had driven over , elegant as ever in rustling black silk , to offer her condolences at a time when she knew all the men would be attending the service . |
| 23 | The department has been forced recently to increase its prices but will continue to offer its services to the Governing Bodies of Sport at a heavily subsidised rate , well below that of competitive commercial rates . |
| 24 | By virtue of s. 81 of the Companies Act 1985 it is a criminal offence for a private company to offer its shares for sale to the public . |
| 25 | Here , I said , I think my mate 's mad but he says to offer you £1000 for your place without even seeing it . |
| 26 | I 'm under here somewhere to offer you advice on family or personal problems . |
| 27 | With regret , therefore , I have to inform you that we are not in a position to offer you employment in any research division of the company . |
| 28 | ‘ The powers that be in MI5 , by the way , believed enough in Mills being a KGB agent to offer him immunity from prosecution in exchange for confession and cooperation . |
| 29 | Finally , the bodies created by Sir Keith Joseph — the School Curriculum Development Committee and the Secondary Examinations Council — would be replaced by a National Curriculum Council and a School Examinations and Assessment Council , both appointed by the Secretary of State , with responsibility to offer him advice on the national curriculum and its assessment . |
| 30 | Jonathan Webb ran some distance to offer his expertise as a surgeon . |