Example sentences of "to offer [pers pn] [art] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ And that was not a hint for you to offer me a bed for the night , Miss Rose Fenemore . |
| 2 | So , Sister Hennessy , how would you like to offer me a cup of coffee so we can get acquainted while these two young men carry on with their duties ? ’ |
| 3 | This meant that people were prepared to offer me a sequence of positions in which I only had to do research without having to lecture . |
| 4 | The prescription was to offer them no reason for distinguishing between employers who , as custodians for the State , managed those centre-pieces of Socialist attainment , the nationalised industries ; and those who managed privately owned industries . |
| 5 | Whatever political differences exist on policy , I am sure that hon. Members on both sides of the House will wish to offer them every support in that endeavour . |
| 6 | The Catholic Social Democratic and Labour Party ( SDLP ) did not co-operate because the assembly failed to offer them the opportunity of power-sharing which they gained in 1973 . |
| 7 | We were able to make contact with Christians from several of the churches and to offer them the possibility of ordering books in their own language via the Christian Literature Crusade in the appropriate countries . |
| 8 | You 'd better let us look after you now , ’ or ‘ We 've talked it over , and we 've decided to offer you a home with us . ’ |
| 9 | For producing the captions I would like to offer you a fee of 150 which is in addition to any other payments for work on the Activity Book . |
| 10 | In anticipation of the agreement we would like to offer you a fee of 2,500 for Activity Book 2 and a further 2,500 for Activity Book 2 . |
| 11 | In anticipation of the agreement we would like to offer you a fee of 2,500 for Activity Book 1 and a further 2,500 for Activity Book 2 . |
| 12 | Most good travel agents require you be insured if booking a package holiday , but will nowadays be able to offer you the choice of the tour operator 's policy or their own . |
| 13 | I am going to offer you an approach to the subject , which you can all work out in your own way , a way that will suit you . |
| 14 | If this happens , let us know right away — we may be able to offer you an overdraft of up to £250 INTEREST FREE ! |
| 15 | If for any reason we are unable to send you the watches , we reserve the right to offer you an item of equivalent value . |
| 16 | In anticipation of the agreement we would like to offer you an advance of 500 on signing the contract and a further advance of 500 on receipt of the manuscripts judged by us to be acceptable , both sums to be set against royalties . |
| 17 | I am writing to you to offer you an appointment in the grade of Curator Grade G on a casual ( ie temporary and non-pensionable ) basis to work in the , a department of the National Library of Scotland . |
| 18 | It was her friend Pepe , a Mexican worker , coming over to offer her a drink of rum . |
| 19 | ‘ I had to offer her a round of toasted cheese and a cup of tea . |
| 20 | He had invented the idea of the comedy at that moment , and to prove it he had to offer her a joke in evidence . |
| 21 | ‘ I 'm sure we 'll discover the cause by morning , ’ d'Alembord said , then turned to Lucille to offer her a glass of wine . |
| 22 | She had not been the first woman to offer him a smile during the past few hour . |
| 23 | As the rally closed , the woman went up to Lafontaine to offer him a bouquet of flowers and to ask for his autograph . |
| 24 | He was , he told Greta Burkill , intent on persuading the Cambridge University recruiting board to offer him a place on an officer training course . |
| 25 | Elwood lived with his parents on Ross Street West , and I remember going to his house one day in late June when he had just completed his high school training to offer him a job at CHAB . |
| 26 | Indenbaum knew how badly Modigliani needed money so he tried to offer him a sum within his means for the beautiful oil , but Modigliani was offended and obliged Indenbaum to accept the portrait as a present . |
| 27 | He was so damned humble that O'Hara was obliged to offer him a cup of coffee . |
| 28 | And with Forest still at the bottom of the Premier League , Clough insisted : ‘ If I 'd waited to offer him the contract after Saturday he may have blown it . |
| 29 | The Bill took four years to get through Parliament , during which time Owen was subjected to abuse by those who opposed it , and on his deathbed in 1858 , a clergyman who came ( needlessly ) to offer him the consolations of religion asked him if he regretted having wasted his life in fruitless efforts ! |
| 30 | 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 ? |