Example sentences of "offered [pers pn] [art] [noun sg] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | On this occasion John had been breeding from a group of Aspidoras lakoi and kindly offered me a couple of pairs to try . |
| 2 | My doctor offered me a course of anti-depressant tablets and by this time I felt my children were becoming immune to antibiotics . |
| 3 | The innkeeper 's daughter came across to me , and offered me a choice of trout or venison . |
| 4 | She offered me a tray of boiled sweets . |
| 5 | ‘ They offered me a handshake of £10,000 to settle amicably . |
| 6 | She was obviously puzzled , but she invited me to sit down , and offered me a glass of sherry . |
| 7 | As Reid and I put down the cases we were carrying , Reid uncorked the bottle and offered me a shot of whisky . |
| 8 | Kathleen offered me the use of her office telephone and so , one morning , I settled down to make some enquiries . |
| 9 | There was a story that she had once been married to a hollow cheeked Indian tour guide called Willy Wither who had taken us up the river and touchingly offered me the use of his very expensive camera ( ‘ A holiday without a camera is a terrible thing . ’ ) , |
| 10 | ‘ I 'd only been at Rangers five minutes when he offered me the use of his villa in Florida . |
| 11 | One management even offered me the role of Fairy Godmother in Cinderella . |
| 12 | Today a letter from the council offered them a home of their own . |
| 13 | And Felton 's miscue off Neil Smith offered them a glimmer of hope . |
| 14 | First impressions are that he offered them a recipe of component parts from many different guitars and the result is a sort of nouvelle cuisine which leaves this weary plucker scratching his head . |
| 15 | They accepted with alacrity the prospect of a glimpse of the world inside , and all three of them went along dark portrait-hung corridors and up panelled staircases to the room of one Flora Piercy , a second-year History student of considerable sophistication , who offered them a glass of wine . |
| 16 | She also employed a woman who let her guests in and out and offered them a glass of wine while they waited . |
| 17 | He did , however , acknowledge that it would be neither responsible nor sensible to ignore the existence of the Action Committee , and he offered them the opportunity of a meeting with representatives of the council . |
| 18 | In line with the Group of Eight 's decision in December 1988 to offer fair treatment to Latin American debtors , Brazil in January 1990 proposed that debtor countries with payments imbalances or shortages of hard currency ( such as Bolivia , Ecuador and Peru ) should convert their debt into local currency to pay for Brazilian imports and to finance cross-border ventures , and also offered them the possibility of buying back debt at a discount . |
| 19 | Lloyd 's chairman David Coleridge reiterated his elation at having the new tenants while their listed Edwardian building is repaired , and offered them the use of his building 's catering facilities — an important consideration for many members . |
| 20 | If I offered you a glass of Sancerre would you bring the wrath of God down on me ? ’ |
| 21 | Then offered her a bunch of grapes and told her to sit down . |
| 22 | Without a word , Lucenzo offered her a jug of coffee and flicked a quick finger at the alert barman , who provided her with a fresh cup . |
| 23 | In a vivid dream , someone offered her a plate of peacock breast . |
| 24 | Then JoJo offered her a tab of LSD . |
| 25 | And as she was shown around his premises he offered her a glass of wine . |
| 26 | She drew a breath as he offered her the platter of bread , and her fingers shook as she lifted a slice from among the pile . |
| 27 | If he offered her the use of one of his typewriters , she was done for . |
| 28 | Linley offered him a sheet of paper covered with double-spaced typing . |
| 29 | In the immediate aftermath of Wolsey 's fall from power , his advisers offered him a range of options on how to obtain the annulment and Henry responded by trying a number of different schemes . |
| 30 | I offered him a slice of areca and we both masticated with enjoyment . |