Example sentences of "[adv] offered [pron] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As for Vivian ( Lord ) Bowden I can only report that he once offered me a job in what was to become UMIST and was particularly accommodating when I asked for time to think about it . |
| 2 | Remember you once offered me a job ? |
| 3 | ‘ They also offered me a job at the end of it , but there were no strings attached to the scholarship . ’ |
| 4 | The incident also offered us a glimpse of the glamorous , sometimes expensive , globe trotting lifestyle of a successful wine merchant . |
| 5 | The senator had beaten down my last defences , and now offered me a compromise that might make my surrender to his wishes more acceptable . |
| 6 | ‘ I immediately offered him a cup of tea or coffee and he followed me into the kitchen , ’ says Lynsey . |
| 7 | On this occasion John had been breeding from a group of Aspidoras lakoi and kindly offered me a couple of pairs to try . |
| 8 | ‘ Mr Shepherd very kindly offered me a lift . |
| 9 | Webster offered the Prince a perfunctory bow , then offered him a despatch . |
| 10 | The hostel took him in and then offered him a room in a shared house . |
| 11 | Then offered her a bunch of grapes and told her to sit down . |
| 12 | Dad got me to read aloud to him and then offered me a barley sugar . |
| 13 | They even jokingly offered me a brother or son — I used to think this was a straightforward , if surprising and rather frivolous show of openness to newcomers . |
| 14 | Ossie Ardiles gave me a lot of games and said I was doing well , but he never offered me a contract . |
| 15 | But you may be able to complain to a tribunal that you have been discriminated against on the grounds of sex or race , even if the company concerned never offered you a job . |