Example sentences of "[vb past] to thank [pron] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ My niece , ’ he said , ‘ wished to thank us for our kindness following the death of Sir Ralph . |
| 2 | Unused as I am to public scribbling , and tardy to boot ( I 've just read your December/January issue ) , I felt I had to thank you for saving me time and trouble ( not to mention hard-won shekels ) , in a search for something which obviously does not exist . |
| 3 | Brown severed the phone link as Mann continued to thank him for his release from detention . |
| 4 | Later , from South Africa , he wrote to thank me for this advice , but now he reciprocated by telling me , with great gentleness , that I should not go on hoping , as he himself had searched the P.O.W. lists , and Leslie 's name was not on any of them . |
| 5 | Mr Browning wrote to thank her for her diligence and in doing so confirmed what she had been certain of , that Miss Henrietta had died . |
| 6 | He wanted to thank me for having such an undying belief in his footballing ability and for working tirelessly to further his career in soccer . |
| 7 | She wanted to thank him for his kindness , to tell him how grateful she was that he had offered to help but the words would not come . |
| 8 | Nick , I wanted to thank you for last night . |
| 9 | I wanted to thank you for the wonderful pair of walking boots — a prize from the February issue of Outdoor Action . |
| 10 | ‘ Kress , I just wanted to thank you for what you did to-night . |
| 11 | " I also wanted to thank you for what you did this afternoon , " she said quietly . |
| 12 | ‘ I only wanted to thank you for organizing a unique experience for me . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ I wanted to thank you for returning my earring . |