Example sentences of "offered [pers pn] an " in BNC.
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| 1 | I told him my story and he promptly offered me an unsalaried post as a life insurance salesman . |
| 2 | Although he pathetically offered me an apology , I remained adamant until we struck a compromise . |
| 3 | When I began collecting material , one of the Blaxhall people offered me an open invitation : ‘ Drop in at any time if you want to know anything . |
| 4 | My life is here , and I have no intention of sharing it with you , not if you offered me an Empire , let alone a castle in Scotland and the fortune of a man whom I despised and who I warned you would treat you badly . |
| 5 | From my pack I offered her an apple , the only food I had . |
| 6 | Elsie offered him an escape and , more importantly , it was a legitimate escape . |
| 7 | Celtic manager Liam Brady said : ‘ I offered him an improved contract , but the player wants to move south . |
| 8 | In his words , he ‘ sold ’ himself to the Norwich City Football Club , persistently going to the training ground when aged 14 and 15 , until the club offered him an apprentice 's contract . |
| 9 | These recent watercolours , larger , bolder and stronger than his earlier work , pleased me so much when first I saw them that I offered him an exhibition at Abbot Hall . |
| 10 | He considered whether the gun offered him an alternative ; whether it would be better to shoot himself now and be done with it , or fight on and try to take some of his enemies with him . |
| 11 | While with Hofmann he had so successfully completed an investigation for Allsopps & Sons of Burton-on-Trent that they offered him an appointment as chemist at the brewery . |