Example sentences of "to thank [pron] for [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Cicely apologised for not being at Q.T. Day to thank everyone for supporting this Gala event . |
| 2 | WE had a lovely time in Lourdes , I want to thank everyone for looking after us both . |
| 3 | Erm could could I suggest that the committee might like er to ask me to right to the W I to thank them for getting a new piano ? |
| 4 | We have also had support from our colleagues in Brussels ( see article on page 21 of this issue ) and I would like to take this opportunity to thank them for taking the lead and to appeal to Johnson Matthey sites around the world to take up the challenge . |
| 5 | A dark giant of a man , possibly Tonio , leaned out of the lorry 's cabin to thank them for pulling out of the way . |
| 6 | Had General Francis not had his two sticks propped against his chair as a tangible reminder of his condition , and had he not , as had now been explained to me , been making this social call to thank me for nursing his son after paying a second professional visit himself to Bernard Remington-Hart , his appearance and that Rolls outside would have frozen Margaret into a prissy caricature of her normal self . |
| 7 | He wanted to thank me for having such an undying belief in his footballing ability and for working tirelessly to further his career in soccer . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | I wish to thank you for listening to what was ‘ said ’ to you and for your integrity in replying publicly and as you did . |
| 10 | ‘ I only wanted to thank you for organizing a unique experience for me . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ I was phoning to thank you for getting me out of police headquarters . ’ |
| 12 | 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 ) . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | ‘ Presumably she wishes to thank you for assisting her yesterday , after her accident . ’ |
| 15 | " I 'd like to thank you for stopping by . |
| 16 | ‘ Nurse Shelley , I want to thank you for caring for me , ’ said the old lady . |
| 17 | ‘ I wanted to thank you for returning my earring . |
| 18 | I 'd like to thank you for agreeing to do this . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ I 'd like to thank you for coming . ’ |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | I would like to thank you for interviewing Jim Marshall on the thirtieth anniversary of the company which bears his name . |
| 22 | She was making peace with herself and with her father and suddenly she wanted to tell Alain , to thank him for forcing this on her . |
| 23 | Yes er I 'd like to thank everybody for coming along , and I 've I 've said to John , Oop . |
| 24 | ‘ They ought to thank us for letting our Thing do their job for them , ’ said Gurder solemnly . |