Example sentences of "be offered a [adj -er] " in BNC.
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1 | In most cases Members are offered a cheaper rate to attend events and are given preferential admittance over non members . |
2 | Saints ' chairman Eric Latham said today : ‘ Nobody at St Helens has been offered a better contract than Gary Connolly and we hope he will sign it , but that is up to Gary . |
3 | By comparison , the second market will be offered a cheaper price for a less comprehensive service . |
4 | The fee , in all the circumstances , was one of the BBC 's greatest bargains , but Lord Rothschild was very concerned lest he might be offered a lower fee . |
5 | But the removal of barriers will also mean more competition with customers being offered a wider choice of materials . |
6 | In these circumstances , they tend to be in desperate need and thus have little power , so are frequently offered the worst properties with little possibility of being offered a better property on refusal . |
7 | There is also evidence that privately insured patients are being offered a higher quality of clinical service in public hospitals in terms of shorter waiting times for elective surgery and in gaining the attention of more experienced doctors . |
8 | With a check , the pianist has more control over the action of the piano and is offered a greater dynamic range . |
9 | In fact , she was offered a better deal ( let us not go into too many historic technicalities ) in Oxford , but she chose Cambridge because of Flora Piercy 's eye-shadow , and because of Dr Leavis . |