Example sentences of "to thank [pers pn] for the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | On the day Sir Hubert arrived in Rangoon he sent for me to thank me for the way in which this delicate matter had been handled . |
2 | And sir , both of you , both you sir , Mr and you sir , Mr , er I would like to thank you for the way in the way you have conducted this enquiry . |
3 | Erm , and I also understand that this is the first time you 've actually had someone from the private sector , er , whose been invited to er , address your A G M so , I 'd like to thank you for the privilege , and for also for the opportunity to speak on a subject which I personally er , find of of great interest . |
4 | I 'd like to thank you for the feature Redundancy — Your Survival Guide ( September GH ) . |
5 | I am writing to thank you for the coverage you gave my launch as the No More Pylons candidate ( Echo March 26 ) . |
6 | ‘ I came to apologise for hitting you , ’ she began determinedly , ‘ and to thank you for the cheque . ’ |
7 | I bump into a lot of people at conferences , so I have n't been able to write formally to thank you for the meeting because I do n't want anything on the record then |
8 | Mrs A. W. wrote : ‘ I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for the time and effort you have put into compiling this diet which has made a bigger difference to my weight and dimensions than any other diet I have been on … . ‘ |
9 | I would like to thank you for the interest you have shown in this post . |
10 | I hope you will not be too disappointed and would take this opportunity to thank you for the interest which you have shown . |
11 | I hope you will not be too disappointed and would take this opportunity to thank you for the interest you have shown . |
12 | ‘ On behalf of the family of my late brother , Robert , I wish to thank you for the compassion and care shown to him by your organization during his long and difficult illness . |
13 | After reading your December/January issue of Tennis World , I felt I must write to thank you for the article entitled ‘ Agassi — A Coach 's Dream ’ . |
14 | She told him to tell Dora she 'd written to Auntie Flo to thank her for the cake . |
15 | If there is a point to saluting the winner of a race , it is ultimately to celebrate his good fortune in being given the natural attributes to do what he does ; and to thank him for the excitement of the spectacle he provides in devoting all his concentrated effort to showing he 's the best . |