Example sentences of "thank [noun] for the [noun] " in BNC.

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1	In similarly insincere terms he thanks Duncan for the honours he has received from him : These speeches are subtly calculated by Shakespeare , for their insincerity is obvious to us ( the affected metaphors , the flabby repetitions ) but not to the recipients .
2	They ran for their plane , thanking Thomas for the coffee .
3	He thanked God for the sun , already surprisingly warm on their backs .
4	I have to thank Vera for the holiday to Scarborough , not that I went .
5	It would be good for each of us to take time this week to thank God for the work of world mission that was revived in 1792 through the effort of William Carey and those around him .
6	In my room I fell to my knees to thank God for the sign he had sent me , and waited eagerly for daylight .
7	‘ Please do thank Mary for the party . ’
8	‘ Before we eat , let us thank God for the food in front of us , ’ said Mr Wopsle , in the deep voice he used in church .
9	Thank heavens for the French .
10	It 's only the beginning for me but I thank God for the privilege of serving him this way .
11	Thank God for the leadership contest .
12	The general feeling was that Johnson was a cheat , athletics is a rotten game , at least at top level , and thank God for the rugby spirit that keeps us pure .
13	Having lived for 20 years in a country in which the dominant religion was Buddhism , I thank God for the Buddha 's inspiration : ‘ Now may every living being , young or old , weak or strong , living near or far , known or unknown , living or departed or yet unborn , may every living thing be full of bliss . ’
14	Thank God for the work that S C F is doing there , his only hope through counselling , of being able to regain any form of normality .
15	‘ Thank God for the blackout , ’ he said .
16	thank God for the job he provided at Overbridge with mentally-handicapped deaf-blind adults .

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