Example sentences of "to thank you for [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Unused as I am to public scribbling , and tardy to boot ( I 've just read your December/January issue ) , I felt I had to thank you for saving me time and trouble ( not to mention hard-won shekels ) , in a search for something which obviously does not exist . |
| 2 | I wish to thank you for listening to what was ‘ said ’ to you and for your integrity in replying publicly and as you did . |
| 3 | ‘ I only wanted to thank you for organizing a unique experience for me . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ I was phoning to thank you for getting me out of police headquarters . ’ |
| 5 | I would like to thank you for helping my case by removing the names of my coauthors — Jim Bull and Robert Paxton — from the article ‘ Why some insects look pretty nasty ’ ( 6 January , p 26 ) . |
| 6 | Finally , I would wish to thank you for publicising the efforts being made by peace and reconciliation groups in Craigavon , and Northern Ireland generally ; and trust you will continue to do so . |
| 7 | ‘ Presumably she wishes to thank you for assisting her yesterday , after her accident . ’ |
| 8 | " I 'd like to thank you for stopping by . |
| 9 | ‘ Nurse Shelley , I want to thank you for caring for me , ’ said the old lady . |
| 10 | ‘ I wanted to thank you for returning my earring . |
| 11 | I 'd like to thank you for agreeing to do this . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ I 'd like to thank you for coming . ’ |
| 13 | I would like to thank you for coming into the studio today , and I 'm sure we 'll receive a lot of letters from our listeners about what 's been said . |
| 14 | I would like to thank you for interviewing Jim Marshall on the thirtieth anniversary of the company which bears his name . |