Example sentences of "offered they a " in BNC.
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| 1 | In fact , I only met one decorator … a young couple wanted to buy a piece and I offered them a discount as they had n't got a decorator - at which she drew herself up and said : ‘ We are not married . |
| 2 | Canny Scot that he is , he guessed what was happening , followed them out of the shop and offered them a tenner for the amp . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | Cathy Wilkerson and Kathy Boudin , the latter totally naked , stumbled into the street and were taken in by a neighbour who offered them a shower and clothing . |
| 5 | They came up with a vision of work that offered them a challenge , was interesting and in which they were in charge . |
| 6 | It was no wonder that the Vietnamese , he said , were willing to turn to anyone who offered them a helping hand ; and for the time being , for him and perhaps for most Vietnamese , it was China , and the kuomintang , not surprisingly , which exerted the greatest influence on the development of Vietnamese nationalism : and especially a Kuomintang which still included communists as well as nationalists . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | She also employed a woman who let her guests in and out and offered them a glass of wine while they waited . |
| 9 | She invited them to be seated and offered them a drink . |
| 10 | They would be more than willing to move as long as Leeds council offered them a suitable alternative with security of tenure ( this in effect means building them a brand new stadium from scratch ) . |
| 11 | And Felton 's miscue off Neil Smith offered them a glimmer of hope . |
| 12 | A 13 year old girl and her younger brother , from Bartestree near Hereford , were stopped by a man in a white car and wearing what they describe as police uniform , who offered them a lift home . |
| 13 | Today a letter from the council offered them a home of their own . |
| 14 | Yolanda , 64 , said she was amazed when the city council offered them a two-bedroom house . |
| 15 | Yolanda , 64 , said she was amazed when the city council offered them a two-bedroom house . |
| 16 | offered them a ridiculous price |
| 17 | And I offered them a fiver to pay o for the van but they did n't take it . |
| 18 | Eventually a noise abatement notice was served on them , and erm immediately after that the landlord offered them a hundred pounds to leave , and they left . |