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

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1 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 .
2 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 . ’
3 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 .
4 Some novelist went up to a critic last night and thanked him for a review he wrote on a novel of his in about the year 1900 and congratulated him because he got it right .
5 The postman thanked him for the warning and drove back to Mount Carmel .
6 ‘ I 'll be working like a Trojan for the next twelve weeks , ’ Lisa smiled back as she thanked him for the coffee .
7 But he would concede nothing , and in the end I gave him a dry little bow and thanked him for the tea .
8 Before they left , Gallardo shook Valenzuela 's hand and thanked him for the cigarettes he had given him in captivity .
9 When our reporter thanked him for the interview , Britain 's friendliest bus driver said : ‘ You are most welcome . ’
10 Her voice was abrupt and she did n't thank him for the offer .
11 Erm , I mean , he wrote a lot , I saw him church on Sunday and I did thank him for the letter
12 If there is a point to saluting the winner of a race , it is ultimately to celebrate his good fortune in being given the natural attributes to do what he does ; and to thank him for the excitement of the spectacle he provides in devoting all his concentrated effort to showing he 's the best .
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