Example sentences of "thank [pron] for [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the day Sir Hubert arrived in Rangoon he sent for me to thank me for the way in which this delicate matter had been handled . |
| 2 | One of the brigade 's proudest possessions is a letter from King George V , thanking them for the part they played in saving the Royal Train during the disastrous fire in the Works in 1933 , when £30,000 worth of damage was caused . |
| 3 | Last week , I received a touching postcard from a recently divorced friend in Bonn thanking me for a letter . |
| 4 | Thanking someone for a compliment |
| 5 | He thanks you for the toy soldiers you left behind for him but wishes The General was here to organise them in fighting order . |
| 6 | Bob was wondering whether you got his letter thanking you for the book . |
| 7 | The pope acknowledges Oswiu 's conversion to orthodoxy and the Roman Easter , thanks him for the gifts he has sent but grieves that the bearer of these gifts had died in Rome , and regrets that he has not been able at the time of writing to find someone suitable to send as Wigheard 's replacement . |
| 8 | He has dedicated his entire career to the development of sport in Scotland and I am sure all Council members will want to join me in thanking him for the commitment he has shown over the years . ’ |
| 9 | She intended to plead her own nervousness and her desire not to be destined for public exhibition and planned to finish by thanking him for the compliment of his request and wishing him well in finding a more practised model . |
| 10 | What possible reason could a sane man have for thanking her for an evening that had never happened ? |
| 11 | She returned Myra 's greeting , thanking her for the card . |
| 12 | She answered the telephone , thanked the Martellis for thanking her for the party . |
| 13 | Fencing for Nursery Playgroup A letter has been received from the playgroup thanking us for the provision of the fence . |
| 14 | Fencing for Nursery Playgroup A letter has been received from the playgroup thanking us for the provision of the fence . |
| 15 | I am writing to thank you for the Morrissey article . |
| 16 | ‘ I want to thank you for the roses , ’ she said . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | Erm , and I also understand that this is the first time you 've actually had someone from the private sector , er , whose been invited to er , address your A G M so , I 'd like to thank you for the privilege , and for also for the opportunity to speak on a subject which I personally er , find of of great interest . |
| 19 | I 'd like to thank you for the feature Redundancy — Your Survival Guide ( September GH ) . |
| 20 | I am writing to thank you for the coverage you gave my launch as the No More Pylons candidate ( Echo March 26 ) . |
| 21 | ‘ I came to apologise for hitting you , ’ she began determinedly , ‘ and to thank you for the cheque . ’ |
| 22 | 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 |
| 23 | 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 … . ‘ |
| 24 | I would like to thank you for the interest you have shown in this post . |
| 25 | I hope you will not be too disappointed and would take this opportunity to thank you for the interest which you have shown . |
| 26 | I hope you will not be too disappointed and would take this opportunity to thank you for the interest you have shown . |
| 27 | ‘ 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 . |
| 28 | 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 ’ . |
| 29 | I mean I have n't thanked her for the money she sent . |
| 30 | Only once did Kinnock appear out of his separate cabin in the leader 's aircraft in order to talk to reporters , and that was when he thanked them for a birthday card . |