Example sentences of "[vb mod] [adv] thank [pron] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Open your children 's eyes and minds to the world of books in The Red House — it could be the start they 'll always thank you for . |
| 2 | She could hardly thank them for the tears in her eyes . |
| 3 | He had nothing to give Merymose to take to Kenamun , and the priest-administrator would not thank him for information which cast suspicion on two of the most powerful men in the country . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | To say otherwise is to give Nature a status as divine revelation which the victims of congenital diseases would not thank you for . |
| 6 | ‘ Your God would not thank you for throwing away your life . |
| 7 | Sometimes Scarlet had a brief insight into her own attitudes to other people and would realize that she had suffered far more pain on their behalf than was necessary and that no one would ever thank her for it : this made her feel useless and extremely tired . |
| 8 | She shrugged , still hurting at all he 'd suffered , although she knew instinctively that he would n't thank her for it . |
| 9 | The hospital staff would n't thank him for provoking another . |
| 10 | But if we were to intervene , the women would lose their jobs and they would n't thank us for that . |
| 11 | Women treated with testosterone would get increased facial hair , and they would n't thank you for it . ’ |
| 12 | I Would n't Thank You for a Valentine |
| 13 | I would n't thank you for a Valentine . |
| 14 | I would n't thank you for a Valentine . |
| 15 | I would n't thank you for a Valentine . |
| 16 | I would n't thank you for a Valentine . |
| 17 | PAMELA : Sir , I hope there was no need of your information so I ca n't thank you for it . |
| 18 | My dear George YOU WILL not thank me for congratulating you on a lucky escape . |
| 19 | Movements in foreign exchange rates will affect the sterling value of the principal deposited or borrowed and your finance director will not thank you for saving £50,000 by earning interest at 1 1/2 % above UK rates if you lose £1m when the foreign currency is reconverted to sterling . |
| 20 | The herb border can be designed to follow the same principles as those used for the herbaceous or mixed border ; small plants will not thank you for planting them next to towering or buxom plants — they will be smothered in no time . |
| 21 | Future generations will not thank us for spending our energies and money on nuclear weapons , and on the unseemly attraction of enormous wealth to a tiny minority in north America and western Europe while the majority of the population of the world sees nothing but environmental destruction and the continuing decline in living standards . |
| 22 | ‘ At the moment the team is coached by Andrew Soper from the computer department , although he wo n't thank me for telling everyone , ’ said Suzanne Isaacs of the Personnel Department at Broadgate . |
| 23 | I have seen little of her work myself , and she wo n't thank me for mentioning it . |
| 24 | John Hall wo n't thank me for saying this but the MetroCentre falls into this category . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | ‘ If she 's so keen to save a spot of money then she wo n't thank you for cheating her of eight grand . ’ |
| 27 | She wo n't thank you for blackening her late husband 's name . ’ |