Example sentences of "[conj] thank [pron] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | I 'd like if I may , to take this opportunity of paying tribute to the er helpful , cooperative attitude that the auditing practices board displayed in what were often long and very complex discussions and to thank them for the clear and helpful statement with which they shortly er plan to issue er to er accompany these order and to bring them into practical effect . |
| 3 | ‘ I came to apologise for hitting you , ’ she began determinedly , ‘ and to thank you for the cheque . ’ |
| 4 | The point is that the inference which you give to it is that they 're not quite fit to be Governors , by comparison with others , and I 'd like to defend that because I can assure you that I have never ever nominated a Governor for a school who I have not thought would be advantageous to that Board of Governors to have as a member and that he will be he or she will be a contributor to that particular school , and I 've done it time and time and time again and indeed on occasions have had headmasters coming to me and thanking me for the particular person that I put in . |
| 5 | Before they left , Gallardo shook Valenzuela 's hand and thanked him for the cigarettes he had given him in captivity . |
| 6 | But he would concede nothing , and in the end I gave him a dry little bow and thanked him for the tea . |
| 7 | ‘ I feel I should write and thank you for the smooth transition and vast improvement to the standard of cleaning at our premises . |
| 8 | I 'll call her now and thank her for the book . |
| 9 | ‘ I hope things go well for all of you , ’ I added ( with uncharacteristic generosity ) , ‘ and thank you for the present . |
| 10 | ‘ And thank you for the interview . ’ |
| 11 | Erm , Chair , delegates thank you for the welcome and thank you for the invitation to speak to you . |
| 12 | I 've moved back into and er I 'd just like to say I 'm sure on behalf of all of you and the people of that we see this as a tremendous move and thank you for the work you 've put in . |
| 13 | Cheers ( Channel 4 ) CHEERS and thank you for the many memories . |
| 14 | ‘ Not in this weather , but thank you for the thought , my dear one . |
| 15 | ‘ No — but thank you for the contact . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ No , but thank you for the offer . |