Example sentences of "to thank you for " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ 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 . |
| 2 | ‘ I would like once again to thank you for the major contribution you 've made to our AIDS education programme this year . |
| 3 | If you can afford an environmentally friendly G-registered runabout , then the flora , fauna and children of the British Isles will have a lot to thank you for . |
| 4 | May I take this opportunity to thank you for your continuing support of the Society . |
| 5 | I would like to thank you for helping my case by removing the names of my coauthors — Jim Bull and Robert Paxton — from the article ‘ Why some insects look pretty nasty ’ ( 6 January , p 26 ) . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 … . ‘ |
| 8 | Nick , I wanted to thank you for last night . |
| 9 | I would like to thank you for interviewing Jim Marshall on the thirtieth anniversary of the company which bears his name . |
| 10 | ‘ I am writing to thank you for a lovely holiday near Brno in Czechoslovakia at the Hotel Form . |
| 11 | I am writing to thank you for the Morrissey article . |
| 12 | On behalf of the Society , and particularly those involved in medical work , I write to thank you for your kind gift of £391 . |
| 13 | We would like to thank you for your support and interest in the medical work of the Society as demonstrated in your gift of £401.88 . |
| 14 | Beryl and Peter Benyon acknowledge their thanks and say : ‘ We wish to thank you for your great support and for being part of our work . |
| 15 | Five minutes later , when he returned to the lawn , she was sitting with her back to the tree and , standing before her , he said , ‘ I do n't know how to thank you for your kindness . |
| 16 | I would first like to thank you for your ‘ Singer Specials ’ . |
| 17 | ‘ Mrs Wormwood is n't going to thank you for this , ’ the man said as he led her into the sitting-room where a large platinum-blonde woman was gazing rapturously at the TV screen . |
| 18 | I wanted to thank you for the wonderful pair of walking boots — a prize from the February issue of Outdoor Action . |
| 19 | I wish to thank you for listening to what was ‘ said ’ to you and for your integrity in replying publicly and as you did . |
| 20 | ‘ I came to say goodbye and to thank you for all you 've done . ’ |
| 21 | 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 ’ . |
| 22 | ‘ Dear Fatal , ’ writes Philip Saunders from North Devon , ‘ I 'm writing to thank you for the excellent screen wipes . |
| 23 | I 'd like to thank you for the feature Redundancy — Your Survival Guide ( September GH ) . |
| 24 | 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 |
| 25 | ‘ Kress , I just wanted to thank you for what you did to-night . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | ‘ Sir , ’ I said , ‘ I 'd like to give you something to thank you for your kindness to me since I arrived at the palace . |
| 28 | ‘ I have a message from the farmer , who wishes to thank you for all you 've done , ’ she said . |
| 29 | I do n't know your name , but I want to thank you for your kindness to me on the night I left Weatherbury . |
| 30 | I have come to you tonight as much to thank you for that answer as to explain to those of you who already plan to make your home in Eretz — and to any others who may make such a decision in the future — what lies before you . ’ |