Example sentences of "offered a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Cyril Connolly had offered a similar generosity and recognition to the young Arlott , then a police sergeant in Southampton , given to writing poetry . |
| 2 | But his main point was that the English did not settle in Gascony : ‘ no colonial dependency of England ’ , he concluded , ‘ has ever offered a similar parallel , nor , it may safely be said , ever will . |
| 3 | Let's suppose you want to be offered a challenging new job . |
| 4 | He can be offered a divisional job in one of the UK divisions I suppose . ’ |
| 5 | After the third ‘ Carry On ’ , the cast had been offered a profit-sharing scheme — and had all turned it down on the advice of their agents , who thought they would be better off getting increased salaries . |
| 6 | She was offered a spare ride in the last race , a two-year-old trained by Ian Gardem , for whom she had never ridden before . |
| 7 | Pete accompanied him to training and Andrew was at last offered a Civil Servant post . |
| 8 | Holland thereupon went back to regimental duty , on being offered a regular lieutenant-colonel 's command . |
| 9 | On Oct. 13 Azerbaijan was reported on Russian radio to have offered a mutual withdrawal of forces from Karabakh and the stationing of observers to be provided by the Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe ( CSCE ) . |
| 10 | Recent developments in matrix biochemistry and cell biology have offered a fascinating insight into the complex interaction of hepatocytes and their surrounding matrix in both health and disease . |
| 11 | IDEC felt confident that it would be able to attract a high percentage of its staff to this location as the area not only offered a pleasant environment but was only about 20 miles from north London . |
| 12 | DRTX runs on the company 's new RSX 90 systems , and users of the company 's proprietary Concept/32 real-time minicomputers are offered a cost-effective upgrade option . |
| 13 | Shareholders will also be offered a two-for-one share split , subject to approval at the annual meeting on 28 June . |
| 14 | Aston was eventually offered a temporary place in a hostel occupied exclusively by men , many of whom have been recently released from prison or who have drug problems . |
| 15 | ‘ I 've been offered a temporary job at a private clinic . |
| 16 | But now my personal life has been … simplified , and I 'm back two doors away from where it all started , maybe I 've been offered a new beginning . ’ |
| 17 | By then , Westminster had merged with National Provincial and Wanless was offered a new job working in market intelligence for another King 's graduate , David Lomax . |
| 18 | So be on your guard if you are offered a new way to cure gout see in the dark or watch an eclipse of the Sun . |
| 19 | The movement was launched in Namibia at the beginning of last year and has offered a new dimension to the lads ’ Christianity . |
| 20 | After talks with Kumar and Birmingham manager Terry Cooper , Frain will now be offered a new three-year contract . |
| 21 | Graham further delighted them yesterday by saying Limpar would be offered a new contract — his present deal has 18 months to run . |
| 22 | GRAHAM Taylor will not be offered a new contract by the FA — unless he leads England to a successful World Cup . |
| 23 | By the time they reached Coniston and she saw grey stone cottages beside a lake reflecting more of those unbelievable mountains , she knew she was being offered a new world . |
| 24 | Now we can reveal he has been offered a new deal worth an EXTRA 2,000 a week . |
| 25 | On March 15 Prime Minister Bird announced his proposed Cabinet reshuffle , but Lester Bird ( offered the Finance portfolio ) , Marshall ( offered a new Caribbean and OAS Affairs portfolio ) and Simon refused to take part in the reorganized government , necessitating further changes . |
| 26 | ‘ Middlesbrough face the exciting prospect of the Premier League and I have been offered a new contract . |
| 27 | Her first book Lamb , Leeks and Laverbread explored the delights of Welsh food , and it had just been published when her husband , a British army officer , was offered a two-year posting in Cyprus . |
| 28 | Many women artists in the 1960s and 1970s were strongly identified with minimalist painting ; Mary Martin no doubt offered a strong role model . |
| 29 | Moomintroll and the Snork Maiden feel the first flutterings of love and , for once , we are offered a complete family ( the Victorian habit of removing one , or both , parents was a convention that survived into Ransome 's time ) . |
| 30 | Thousands of longsighted people are now being offered a complete cure . |