Example sentences of "[noun sg] offered [pers pn] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Blackwell had already been in touch with William Penn [ q.v. ] , when the Quaker proprietor offered him the deputy governorship of the infant colony of Pennsylvania , in a desperate attempt to reassert his authority over the resident Quaker oligarchy based in Philadelphia . |
| 2 | As a challenge the chief of the Poltava guberniia Department of Education offered him the directorship of this residential school for war-orphans . |
| 3 | It was the first time I had ever seen a live tennis match — Wimbledon has always been out of the question financially , and the Midland Bank tournament offered me the chance to see live international tennis at a reasonable price . |
| 4 | He was running short of petrol and that route offered him the chance to capture replenishments along the way . |
| 5 | He had spoken to his solicitor earlier , and the officer offered him the chance to see a solicitor , which was declined . |