Example sentences of "thank [pron] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She could hardly thank them for the tears in her eyes . |
| 2 | The book is intended for undergraduates in their second or third year of a philosophy degree , but this need not necessarily deter readers with other backgrounds ; e.g. , my father claims to be able to understand it , though perhaps he would not thank me for the suggestion that he is representative . |
| 3 | ‘ You may thank me for the breakfast , ’ McAllister said , sitting down to attack her own meal with vigour , ‘ but the weather — now that , alas , is beyond me . |
| 4 | As for killing Havvie , I did not think that she would thank me for the scandal , ’ he finished simply . |
| 5 | As we sat discussing her script in the BBC canteen , her determined manner and the intensity of her gaze occasionally reminded me — though she wo n't thank me for the comparison — of Margaret Thatcher . |
| 6 | I Would n't Thank You for a Valentine |
| 7 | I would n't thank you for a Valentine . |
| 8 | I would n't thank you for a Valentine . |
| 9 | I would n't thank you for a Valentine . |
| 10 | I would n't thank you for a Valentine . |
| 11 | If this is not easily available , nobody will thank you for the error ! |
| 12 | ‘ First let me thank you for the great job you are doing with the ‘ Nottingham Graduate ’ . |
| 13 | ‘ I feel I should write and thank you for the smooth transition and vast improvement to the standard of cleaning at our premises . |
| 14 | I wan na thank you for the initiative you 've shown . |
| 15 | No I 'll thank you for the confidence no . |
| 16 | ‘ Not particularly , and I 'll thank you in the future not to be telling men it 's OK to come into my room . |
| 17 | Her voice was abrupt and she did n't thank him for the offer . |
| 18 | Erm , I mean , he wrote a lot , I saw him church on Sunday and I did thank him for the letter |
| 19 | You 'll thank him in the end , you mark my words . ’ |
| 20 | She could only stay a short time , but long enough to hear John thank her for the gift of her daughter . |
| 21 | ‘ Then you must thank her for the invitation and suggest a postponement . ’ |
| 22 | And while most people are currently cursing the recession , Rutter can thank it for the improvement in Yeovil 's playing fortunes . |