Example sentences of "be grateful [prep] this [noun] " in BNC.

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1 We are grateful to this member for bringing the subject before us .
2 Mr Court was a principal architect of this Society as it is today and I am grateful for this opportunity to pay tribute to the very considerable part he has played in the development of the Society over the past 16 years .
3 I am grateful for this opportunity to clarify any uncertainty that may have resulted from this case , the specific circumstances which lay behind it and the way in which it had to be decided .
4 I am grateful for this invitation and would like to attend the launch .
5 I hope she will be grateful for this opportunity to improve her character .
6 She ought to be grateful for this lesson in investigative technique , Loretta thought as Tracey rang off .
7 County 's home form is one of the best in the country so Portsmouth were grateful for this deflection which disturbed Steve Cherry 's equilibrium .
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