Example sentences of "to offer [pron] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | of people in the office to do , to offer me one day for work shadowing a |
| 2 | It was good , everybody had told me that erm , you know , you did n't get very much money when you left school , about ten shillings and to offer me fifteen shillings I thought was out of this world , so erm |
| 3 | ‘ You are in no position to offer me any deals , ’ Angel One interrupted coldly . |
| 4 | The arrival of Deacon Billingsley should have given me the satisfaction that my telephone call had been treated seriously , but I sensed this policeman was not going to offer me any satisfaction at all . |
| 5 | He would be obliged to offer me some aid , knowing I had information to help him in his pursuit of the monster . |
| 6 | ‘ Are n't you going to offer me another drink ? ’ he asked . |
| 7 | We ended up alienating one group of potential Labour voters by appearing to cap their aspirations , while failing to appeal to another group who were not impressed by our attempt to offer them greater benefits . |
| 8 | Some unhappy women , whose husbands are unable to offer them emotional support , quite inappropriately turn to their sons . |
| 9 | He can also make a point of talking to Mr Yeltsin and other republican leaders to offer them moral support . |
| 10 | This omits the details on Mildred , but adds , in a way reminiscent of chapter 5 of the 1027 Letter , that Cnut was most acceptable to the emperor , and says that on landing he hurried to St Augustine 's to offer them rich gifts — no doubt including the gold plate which he took from his treasures and held aloft to attract the saint 's attention during the storm . |
| 11 | We , the G M B , have got to offer them that support . |
| 12 | One of the mothers said she felt quite sorry for the police officers involved and was tempted to offer them warm drinks to keep out the cold ! |
| 13 | This would give them a period of study and experience abroad after which it could be decided whether to offer them permanent appointments . |
| 14 | The women of Britain — the women in the work force and those who want to be in the work force — will not look to the Minister to offer them any hope of liberation or any hope of a better future . |
| 15 | As a new appreciation of the Arctic 's importance has evolved , the littoral states have tended either to exclude non-Arctic states from activities in the area , or to offer them less-favoured treatment . |
| 16 | Unfortunately for domestic cats , their human owners rarely have the time to offer them mouse-sized meals , preferring to spoon out big dishfuls of cat food at feeding times . |
| 17 | Will you allow me , Mr. Speaker , briefly to offer my deepest sympathy , by way of a supplementary question , to the families of those who were so horrifically murdered or injured both yesterday and today in Belfast ? |
| 18 | I was very sorry to hear of your father 's death , and would like to offer my sincere sympathy . |
| 19 | There are , as the Minutes point out , no easy answers , but I 'd like to offer my own thoughts on the subject . |
| 20 | Furthermore , mutinies and desertions in the forces led to soldiers of the different nationalities returning home to offer their armed support for national administrations . |
| 21 | On enquiring of the cause , Susa-no-wo was told they had been obliged to offer their eight daughters , one by one , to the eight-headed dragon of Koshi and it was now the turn of the last daughter . |
| 22 | Our friend Nigel had anonymously contacted the company who had made the fuss about the takeover , telling them about his little campaign and inviting them to offer their financial support . ’ |
| 23 | Diana 's father did n't drink and staff frantically searched through the cupboards looking for a bottle of something suitable to offer their royal guest . |
| 24 | TWO BELGIAN fishermen rescued by the P&O European Ferries Pride of Burgundy , returned to the ship to offer their heartfelt thanks to the ship 's company recently . |
| 25 | Ask Computer Systems Inc has expanded its Manman/X business information system to include support for the Oracle database and says it has signed a worldwide pact with Oracle Systems Corp to become an Oracle Business Alliance Partner : the two will continue to offer their respective products directly to mutual customers , and maintain separate but co-ordinated support staffs . |
| 26 | Indeed , the better the course , the more the students will feel welcome to offer their own insights , reactions and ideas to which the staff will want to respond in turn . |
| 27 | Students should come not merely to know that such and such is the case , or that this procedure works , but should be able to offer their own account of why it is the case or why it works . |
| 28 | But if students are to be encouraged to weigh things up for themselves , to form their own views , and to articulate them with their own reasons , then it is also incumbent on their lecturers and tutors to offer their own truth claims to their students in the spirit of ‘ this is so , is n't it ? ’ ( to use again Leavis ' central question ) . |
| 29 | In an attempt to maintain their share of the young labour market , employers are finding it necessary to offer their own training courses , on the rates of pay currently going to young people in the labour market , rather than the YTS trainee pay level . |
| 30 | Following widespread consultations with representatives from industry , C & g and HCIMA will ensure that companies will be able to offer their own training programmes leading to NVQs and will receive full support from C & G and HCIMA staff . |