Example sentences of "[pron] offer [pers pn] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I offered her the job and after Donald Wilson met her she joined us . |
| 2 | He almost had me going , but my Rule of Life No. 14 is that when somebody offers you the chance of a lifetime , they usually mean theirs , not yours . |
| 3 | Vic Brown in John Schlesinger 's A Kind of Loving ( 1962 ) settles for telly-watching inanity within marriage , while Billy Liar in the same director 's 1963 film turns away from the girl who offers him the chance to fulfil his ambitions in London . |
| 4 | ‘ What's-his-name , then , the fellow who offered her the job . |
| 5 | According to another version of events , Mozart was visited by a ‘ mysterious stranger ’ who offered him the commission on behalf of an anonymous patron , producing the initial fee immediately . |
| 6 | ‘ In those early days , ’ says Gatfield , ‘ the A&R person is everything to a new act — they hold the purse strings and there is a very special relationship because it was the A&R person who offered them the way into a record company , which is very , very special . ’ |
| 7 | Now , instead of trying to pull against him , she offered him the handle . |
| 8 | She offered him the tray of boiled sweets . |
| 9 | She had expected him to leave her but he stayed watching her quietly , picking a biscuit off the plate himself , sharing her milk when she offered him the glass . |
| 10 | Taking the tray up on deck , she offered him the plate , then helped herself and , mouth watering in anticipation , began to eat . |
| 11 | ‘ Before you go , we offer you the life of this bird . |
| 12 | AND NOW WE OFFER YOU THE CHOICE … |
| 13 | And now we Offer You the Choice … |
| 14 | AND NOW WE OFFER YOU THE CHOICE … |
| 15 | AND NOW WE OFFER YOU THE CHOICE … |
| 16 | What 's more , we offer you the height of luxury at highly competitive prices . |
| 17 | Why are we offering you the chance of such a fantastic windfall ? |
| 18 | Why are we offering you the chance of such a fantastic windfall ? |
| 19 | And she rang up here when when they offered us the space , she rang up here and asked for me . |
| 20 | They are usually organised by well-established foundations ( the Arvon Foundation , for example ) and they offer you the opportunity of working with and learning from well-known writers . |
| 21 | Cooke says : ‘ Egg pasta is certainly preferred by many chefs not only because of its excellent colour and flavour , but because it offers them the possibility of upgrading their pasta menus , thus increasing their profits . ’ |
| 22 | But what makes this machine really special is that it offers you the chance to create an unlimited range of embroidery designs . |
| 23 | She drew a breath as he offered her the platter of bread , and her fingers shook as she lifted a slice from among the pile . |
| 24 | If he offered her the use of one of his typewriters , she was done for . |
| 25 | He offered her the chair opposite his own , and looked at her critically . |
| 26 | so he offered me the moon to get me |
| 27 | He offered me the job . |
| 28 | He offered me the job on the spot . |
| 29 | ‘ I 'd only been at Rangers five minutes when he offered me the use of his villa in Florida . |
| 30 | He did , however , acknowledge that it would be neither responsible nor sensible to ignore the existence of the Action Committee , and he offered them the opportunity of a meeting with representatives of the council . |