Example sentences of "grateful to [pron] for [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was made for Barclays Bank and we are grateful to them for allowing us to adapt it for our own use . |
| 2 | ‘ We are grateful to them for helping to liberate Belgium , ’ he says . |
| 3 | It took me a long time to admit that , but I gradually realized that many people were grateful to me for sharing the thought with them . |
| 4 | She got a very nice reference from the surgeon she had been with and so is most grateful to me for organising it . |
| 5 | One has to be grateful to him for intervening personally . |
| 6 | He has an excellent background in support , not involved in in the running but continuous interest and support and for him to take on this challenge shows a particular kind of commitment to the work of the Save The Children Fund and we 're very grateful to him for taking it on and I sincerely hope that he will enjoy the experience , especially after meeting all of you today . |
| 7 | I am grateful to him for pausing for a second , at the end of a busy day , to take note of and observe the great benefits to his constituents and those of my hon. Friend the Member for Thurrock ( Mr. Janman ) as a result of the establishment of the new trust . |
| 8 | The constable will wheel me , ’ he rapped out ; and Breeze was grateful to him for suggesting this arrangement . |
| 9 | It was a heartening conversation and I was grateful to him for contacting me . |
| 10 | I think she was grateful to him for bothering to show any interest in a woman with an illegitimate child on her hands . |
| 11 | At present , other matters are proceeding , but I can tell the hon. Gentleman — I am grateful to him for seeking clarification — that in respect of a further order for type 23s , I expect that to be at a broadly similar interval comparing this with the previous order that was placed . |
| 12 | I am grateful to him for drawing my attention to that . |
| 13 | Mr. Spearing : Is the Leader of the House aware that those who are concerned about this matter are grateful to him for referring to the Select Committee 's report of two years ago and that we look forward to the Government implementing the intention that they stated at that time ? |
| 14 | Shannon knew she should be grateful to him for leaving his warm bed to rescue her from what could have been a perilous situation , but , clasped in his arms like this , she felt both rebellious and faintly ridiculous . |
| 15 | The particular question that my hon. Friend raises is for my right hon. and learned Friend the Attorney-General , but I am grateful to him for reminding me of the precise statistics with which it is always sensible to be armed in any conference on the agreement . |
| 16 | Now , I 'm a pro footballer , I 'm grateful to him for pushing me so hard . ’ |
| 17 | In truth , she should be grateful to him for coming to her rescue — instead she could barely bring herself to be civil . |
| 18 | ‘ It ca n't be much fun living next door to Dersingham and having to be grateful to him for having given you a living . |
| 19 | However , when I heard his speech , I was very grateful to him for having raised the issue in such a way . |
| 20 | It made her feel that he wanted her to be grateful to him for marrying her . |
| 21 | In the last few months he had consciously ingratiated himself with Joe , flattered him , let Joe think that he was grateful to him for giving him the breaker 's job . |
| 22 | My hon. Friend has made the point clearly and I am grateful to him for doing so , in view of which I do not think a debate is necessary . |
| 23 | He felt grateful to her for dragging him out of the pit and back into the daylight . |
| 24 | ‘ You mean you 're grateful to her for sending someone with an ulterior motive ? ’ |
| 25 | I am most grateful to her for allowing me to use this remarkable case study of John . |
| 26 | He was however grateful to her for curing him ; he had not had to use the purple crystals again . |
| 27 | Rita is still experiencing some back trouble so we were particularly grateful to her for making the long journey from Newcastle . |
| 28 | " I 'm right grateful to ye for gettin' me this grand dog . |
| 29 | If the Germans can provide this , we should be grateful to them just as the world ought to be grateful to us for having a zero line of longitude running constantly through Greenwich ’ . |
| 30 | So I 'm very grateful to you for sticking with us and getting away from your traditions for this half hour . |