Example sentences of "to he [prep] [v-ing] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was a heartening conversation and I was grateful to him for contacting me . |
| 2 | Now , I 'm a pro footballer , I 'm grateful to him for pushing me so hard . ’ |
| 3 | The particular question that my hon. Friend raises is for my right hon. and learned Friend the Attorney-General , but I am grateful to him for reminding me of the precise statistics with which it is always sensible to be armed in any conference on the agreement . |
| 4 | He has an excellent background in support , not involved in in the running but continuous interest and support and for him to take on this challenge shows a particular kind of commitment to the work of the Save The Children Fund and we 're very grateful to him for taking it on and I sincerely hope that he will enjoy the experience , especially after meeting all of you today . |
| 5 | It made her feel that he wanted her to be grateful to him for marrying her . |
| 6 | In the last few months he had consciously ingratiated himself with Joe , flattered him , let Joe think that he was grateful to him for giving him the breaker 's job . |
| 7 | The father , for his part , must make sure that these privileges are properly passed on to him by giving him a death-bed blessing . |