Example sentences of "thank him [prep] his [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At Thanksgiving 1985 , Bush sent North a postcard thanking him for his work ‘ with the hostage thing and in Central America ’ and exhorting him to get some turkey ; North read it out at his trial four years later as evidence of approval , but it was all delightfully vague . |
| 2 | It was agreed that a letter be sent to Mr Field thanking him for his work as Membership Secretary and on the Committee . |
| 3 | A year before his death , Charles had written to Lord Mountbatten , once again thanking him for his help . |
| 4 | I send it to the individual 's home and I include a personal note from me thanking him for his achievement . |
| 5 | Only yesterday he received a letter from Mr Clinton thanking him for his support . |
| 6 | I recall thanking him for his consideration , but quite probably I said nothing very definite for my employer went on : |
| 7 | I declined his offer of another brandy , made my excuses , and thanking him for his hospitality I left by the back door . |
| 8 | Afterwards Churchill is supposed to have sent a note to the Marshal , thanking him for his hospitality and reminding him of the details of their verbal agreements of the night before the morning after . |
| 9 | He would n't chase her after reading the letter she had left for him , politely thanking him for his hospitality and saying she was returning to Palma to complete her work before returning to England . |
| 10 | Paul wrote to Dr Heatherton as he had intended , thanking him for his trouble and saying that he had called in the hope of meeting him . |
| 11 | My initial reaction was to write back thanking him for his time etc and making a few followup points , but Ive come round to the idea a personal meeting might be nice : - ) ) |
| 12 | My initial reaction was to write back thanking him for his time etc and making a few followup points , but Ive come round to the idea a personal meeting might be nice : - ) ) |
| 13 | I thanked him for his help , assured him that we would begin to go through the proper channels tomorrow , and said good-night . |
| 14 | The superintendent thanked him for his help and bade him goodnight but with a distracted air as though her attention were elsewhere . |
| 15 | Wycliffe stood up , thanked him for his help and moved to the door . |
| 16 | He carried on playing despite the pain and was singled out for praise by coach Berbizier who thanked him for his dedication and courage . |
| 17 | ‘ Pity to shut you away down here , ’ Mr Priddy said gruffly when she thanked him for his recommendation . |
| 18 | Mallachy , remembering the story they 'd concocted , gave Rory a piece of paper which contained ( he said ) a ‘ list of the addresses ’ , and Rory thanked him for his trouble . |
| 19 | Ruth thanked him for his information and a few minutes later he raised his hat and walked away . |
| 20 | She shook her head , thanked him for his co-operation and then headed for the way out . |
| 21 | ‘ I want to thank him for his patience , foresight , and ability to interpret my ideas , incorporate his own with them , and achieve what you see here tonight . |
| 22 | I want first to say something nice about the Under-Secretary of State and , on the record , to thank him for his decision in the case of Younis Patel , who was in prison in Leicester for a number of months . |
| 23 | Brown severed the phone link as Mann continued to thank him for his release from detention . |
| 24 | Indeed , the day before he had received Karl Rahner to thank him for his work for the Council . |
| 25 | But then , just as he is halfway through explaining it , the secretary of the charity organization is shown in , wreathed in smiles and eager to thank him for his generosity . |
| 26 | She wanted to thank him for his kindness , to tell him how grateful she was that he had offered to help but the words would not come . |
| 27 | I am grateful for the opportunity to enlighten the hon. Gentleman , and I thank him for his question . |
| 28 | Sir David Nicholson retires from the Board this year and we thank him for his contribution to the Group over the past nine years . |
| 29 | However , on his freedom he returned to Saltash to call on Keast , thank him for his friendship and hospitality and assure him that he had been cured . |