Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] to offer [pers pn] [art] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ That certainly makes things easier , ’ he said heartily , and leaned across the monumental desk to offer her a cigarette and a light .
2 Mussolini , he reflected , was reputed to have made the trains run on time if nothing else , and he wondered if it might not be a good idea to offer him a job controlling Britain 's network .
3 If asked to ‘ zip me up ’ by a drysuit diver , why is it a good idea to offer him the loop of the closed zip afterwards ?
4 She had not been the first woman to offer him a smile during the past few hour .
5 And then he had the blasted cheek to offer him a coffee , emphasizing his familiarity with the flat , his rights of ownership .
6 Two uncles own a farm in Weston , North Oxfordshire and Mrs Kingdom tells me that the family have the necessary finance to offer him a job .
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