Example sentences of "[noun] offer [pron] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ I think Chelsea offers me the greater chance of winning something than if I 'd stayed at Carrow Road .
2 She desperately needs security not love and this is what Mitch offers her and the young men whom she likes so much do not .
3 The Open University offers you a lifelong opportunity to continue your education — to whatever level you want , and in a way that fits in with the rest of your life .
4 Mercifully , the Windows shell offers you tick boxes instead of command line switches to make life a little easier .
5 Although Daniel 's dark skin offers him the same protection as a mild sunscreen , it 's not enough to block all the sun 's harmful UV rays .
6 Feynman offers us a simple way to see that this happens .
7 Taking in several large weirs and the Warden Gorge plus other smaller rapids , the 39km course offers plenty of interest and the organizers hope that it will grow to be comparable with the Liffey Descent and the Devizes to Westminster Race .
8 Olazabal 's dislike of US Open courses and their preparation is well-known , but he said today : ‘ This course offers us much more hope than in previous years . ’
9 He succeeds in the game and the goldfish offers him a prize .
10 Patients receiving any hazardous treatment or new drug therapy require psychological support , especially if the drug offers their only chance of a remission in their disease .
11 As we have seen , the removal of a core-electron requires an energy characteristic primarily of the atom concerned , so this technique offers us the ability to identify the constituent atoms of any sample .
12 The University of Keele offers its students the option of an initial broad , foundation year before embarking on the three-year course ( Iliffe 1968 ) .
13 ‘ We believe that Power Fluidics offers us a unique opportunity , and we are delighted to be at the forefront of the application of this technology .
14 Today the Echo offers you the chance to become one of the big match mascots .
15 These graduates joined BP to do real jobs and because of the learning opportunities this programme offers them .
16 It is beautifully detailed but in a musical rather than analytical sense , offering a degree of presence which communicates real emotion where the programme offers it .
17 Yeah , and that used to be our strength before , er that 's the sphere of operations done before the there was more , if you like , , technology , shall we say , associated with varying sort of manual valves than what there is power valves , in other words power valves offers it up to people like , or
18 Party leaders in many republics have been openly demanding one : it seems only a matter of time before the president offers them what they are asking for .
19 The Proconsul offers him a last-minute reprieve , however , if he will repent and swear by the genius of Caesar .
20 P. V. Danckwerts offers his recollections of some scientists and politicians past
21 If , on the other hand , we take a functional definition , perhaps like the one that Durkheim offers us , then we might call ideologies such as Marxism or Nationalism religions .
22 In the 1629 session he told the Commons that ‘ religion offers itself to your first consideration at this time ’ , and reproached the Speaker for undue readiness to obey the king 's orders .
23 Deep Sea fishing offers everything from conger eel to codling , even the occasional shark .
24 Two final points : first , except to imply that , because the rights of ownership in joint stock companies are rarely used , they can be discounted , the chapter offers nothing to support a conclusion that the reduction or abrogation of those rights , such as the ‘ radical extension ’ of the unions ' role would require , would command general support , and second , it gives no guidance on the question whether that ‘ radical extension ’ would create genuine industrial democracy .
25 Kathleen offered me the use of her office telephone and so , one morning , I settled down to make some enquiries .
26 Bowled over by their demo , Weatherall offered his remixing services and has just put the finishing touches to their delicious debut LP ‘ Breakdown ’ .
27 Balliol offered him a fellowship in philosophy but he declined .
28 The saxophonist 's widow refused to lie in Ken and Rhoda 's bed , so Ken offered it to Bernard and Ellen : they took the offer , rightly , as a gesture of approval , and the four of them carried it one very early morning from No. 97 to No. 93 .
29 All the reform units offered their members security in the form of assured employment and access to a plot of land and full voting rights in the unit .
30 Ellen offered me a poisonous smile , but I had no time to worry about her distaste for the militaristic para-medic .
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