Example sentences of "thank [prep] the " in BNC.
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1 | I would like to thank for the enthusiasm and commitment she has given to her ante-natal classes and I know that past ‘ students ’ will have been greatly reassured during their pregnancies by , appreciated her teaching and enjoyed her sense of humour . |
2 | There had been no retaliation by the MacIans , but they all knew they were ready for it if any had come , and who to thank for the readiness ; and no-one mentioned who they had to thank for the threat . |
3 | There had been no retaliation by the MacIans , but they all knew they were ready for it if any had come , and who to thank for the readiness ; and no-one mentioned who they had to thank for the threat . |
4 | Well , he now has his stepmother to thank for the beautiful house that has been restored to look as it did in the 18th century . |
5 | Northumberland had their outside-half Ian Chandler to thank for the late drop goal that led to a 13–11 victory over Alberta on a day when a freak Arctic airflow brought snow and near freezing temperatures to Calgary . |
6 | We 've got the French to thank for the explosion of patterned underthings in the 1980s . |
7 | " You have only yourself to thank for the plight you are in ! |
8 | We have the sixty-first senator to thank for the length of the second . |
9 | And fans of the Paul McCartney sound-a-like have his mum Mrs Cooper to thank for the one-off show . |
10 | And it is Britain she thanks for the startling transformation and thinks will keep her at the top . |
11 | But even in times of privation , idealism could sustain itself thanks to the prospect that talent and motivation would be identified and promoted . |
12 | In the November 1952 Minutes , Mr. Wetton is thanked for the gift of a Cup to be called the Wetton trophy . |
13 | She also asked for those who were unable to attend the AGM to be thanked for the lovely watch presented to her at the end of her term as Chairman . |
14 | He succeeded Pym in control of the ordnance , and was thanked by the House for deciphering intercepted letters . |
15 | In obvious good humour , she was commiserated with , patted on the back , thanked by the little girl 's father , offered half the prize money , which she refused , and looked around for Feargal . |
16 | He was thanked by the Meeting for his report . |
17 | Prizes were also handed out which included head covers , gloves and golf balls , courtesy of Townhead Carpets who were thanked by the Captain for their generous contribution and support of the club . |
18 | They also had former Everton player McDonald to thank in the 28th minute when he booted a Matthew Jackson header off the line . |
19 | They also had former Everton player McDonald to thank in the 28th minute when he booted a Matthew Jackson header off the line . |