Example sentences of "thank for [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There is also the hereditary factor and cellulite does tend to run in families , so you may have your mother to thank for passing it on to you ! |
| 2 | to thank for improving the law on prisoners . |
| 3 | The young people who sleep rough in the streets of London have the Prime Minister to thank for having only £31 a week income support . |
| 4 | I hope the majority of regular readers of this column appreciate a broad spectrum of modern , popular music styles ; after last month 's metal mayhem , we now have Martin Rooms of Leicester to thank for requesting an article on the track One Of Us from the album ‘ The Visitors ’ by one of the purest pop acts to emerge in the last 20 years , ABBA . |
| 5 | ‘ I want to stay on top and win the order of merit as well , ’ said Lane , a former Scottish Open champion who has his wife , Melanie , to thank for spotting the reason behind his recent poor putting . |
| 6 | Most men have maternal teaching to thank for showing them how to tie knots , said the Guild of British Tie Makers . |
| 7 | Most men have maternal teaching to thank for showing them how to do it , says the Guild of British Tie Makers . |
| 8 | LARNE had a controversial decision by referee Leslie Irvine in the dying minutes to thank for keeping their Cup hopes alive . |
| 9 | In a sense , Franco had the United Nations to thank for consolidating his regime at the end of the Second World War . |
| 10 | From here he entered N A L G O and held high office within the Union and many members have to thank for representing them at pay s pay negotiations etcetera . |
| 11 | We shall perhaps never know what sparked his enthusiasm for collecting , but is certainly to be thanked for saving the many carriages , vans and carts which would otherwise have been broken up or left to rot . |
| 12 | I would n't have done , if I had n't felt you deserved to be thanked for looking after the dogs . |
| 13 | he should be thanked for organizing it on behalf of the Council . |
| 14 | All those who are thanked for encouraging this publication are hereby disgraced , except for Craig Raine , who at least made him rewrite his book more lucidly . |
| 15 | At the end of an interview the informant will be thanked for co-operating and left feeling satisfied after what was an interesting and worthwhile discussion . |
| 16 | In a motion from the floor , the committee was thanked for doing a good job in the previous year , and re-elected en bloc . |
| 17 | Whether you are attracted to the beauty and tranquillity of Lake Saimaa or the historic and cultural wealth of Leningrad , perestroika can be thanked for having opened up a fascinating new cruising ground accessible to those looking for fresh places to visit , as well as being a potential charter area . |
| 18 | The members were thanked for attending and the meeting was closed . |
| 19 | He declined to postpone his visit to Argentina , expressing confidence that a military rebellion which had begun there on Dec. 3 [ see p. 37913 ] would be put down by the government of President Carlos Saúl Menem , whom he thanked for sending two Argentinian frigates to the Gulf . |
| 20 | And the young man they can thank for keeping their championship hopes alive is Dunbarton 's Myles Greenfield , who was the only PGL skip to finish with an up . |
| 21 | My region I thank for nominating me the region I am so proud to belong to . |
| 22 | Thank for clearing everything for me with the NYPD . |