I. interjection
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a letter of thanks/introduction/complaint etc
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I finally got a letter of apology from the company.
express your thanks/gratitude/appreciation (= say thank you to someone, in a speech )
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On behalf of the team, I’d like to express our appreciation for all your efforts.
extend...thanks
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I’d like to extend my thanks to all the catering staff.
grateful thanks
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Our grateful thanks go to all who participated.
I’m fine (thanks/thank you) spoken (= used when telling someone that you do not want any more when they offer you something )
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‘More coffee?’ ‘No, I’m fine , thanks.’
No thanks
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‘Do you want any more?’ ‘ No thanks .’
sincere thanks/thank you/gratitude
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I would like to say a sincere thank you to everyone who has helped and supported me.
vote of thanks
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a chorus of thanks/disapproval/protest etc
a word of warning/caution/advice/thanks etc
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And a word of advice just you be careful of that old goat, Moreton.
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And a word of warning - when you arrive in Hye-on-Wye beware of the second-hand bookshops.
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But business advisors in the city have sounded a word of caution.
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He would hand her a sheaf of uncounted bank notes, which she received without a word of thanks.
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However, a word of caution is in order.
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Now a word of warning about the stitch patterns in the pattern book.
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Take a word of advice, Mr Watt.
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You won't mind a word of advice?
debt of gratitude/thanks
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In addition to that great teacher of prayer, there were others to whom I owe a debt of gratitude.
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Some say it is because of Baba Firdaus and his holy life, others say because Amanullah Khan paid his debt of gratitude.
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The present writer owes him a particularly deep debt of gratitude.
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Their varied tasks in the Library have all contributed to its success and we owe them a very real debt of gratitude.
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We all owe him a great debt of gratitude, and we wish him well.
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We all owe Solly a deep debt of gratitude for his services to the cause of jazz for so many years.
many thanks
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Many thanks for your letter of the other day.
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We received the pictures on Wednesday. Many thanks.
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Finally very many thanks are again due to everyone who contributed to this edition.
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Finally, many thanks to the parents and all the other folk who helped us by being part of the duty rota.
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I stood up swiftly, telling him many thanks for bothering.
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In anticipation, many thanks for your assistance.
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Letter from the Chairman Very many thanks to all of you who returned the questionnaire.
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Once again, many thanks for your assistance in this matter.
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Thanks to Sam Wright for the transcription and many thanks for reading.
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Very many thanks for your help.
propose a vote of thanks (to sb)
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Chairman Gerald Davies proposed a vote of thanks.
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I did listen to him proposing a vote of thanks occasionally, and I was always glad when he sat down.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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"Do you want another cup of coffee?" "Oh, thanks ."
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Could you hold the door for me? Thanks .
II. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
fine
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I can make him out just fine , thanks .
grateful
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To the people who had already heard of her illness and sent her cards and good wishes Molly sends her grateful thanks .
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The Bishop tried hard to express his grateful thanks .
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Our grateful thanks to Unwins and Suttons seeds for allowing us to use their original seed catalogues.
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I extend to them our grateful thanks .
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Three Cheers for all of your, and grateful thanks for your response to our call for new members during last year.
sincere
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To all these - whether their names are recorded or not - I offer sincere thanks .
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Please accept my most sincere thanks for your interest.
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Central Council extends its sincere thanks to them all.
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The Society would like to express their sincere thanks to Mr Wheeler for the gifts of these photos and information.
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The Society wish to extend their sincere thanks to Mr Bayes for information and photos.
special
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A special thanks to our prayer support group who meet regularly at John and Rosemary Turner's.
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Elton, 45, had special words of thanks for Liz and Larry.
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A special vote of thanks was given on behalf of Adult Education in Kingston.
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It looks really special thanks to a superb print in shades of blue, apple and black on white.
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And a special thanks to all the families of our staff, who know provide an awful lot of support and encouragement.
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Special thanks Special thanks from Link to office services manager, for her considerable help with this Focus.
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A special word of thanks to Lucy Jackson, who although away had arranged for her daughter to make an enormous cake.
■ VERB
express
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The Bishop tried hard to express his grateful thanks .
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I expressed my thanks and sat down.
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The committee express their thanks for the work he has done in a voluntary capacity over the past months.
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Perhaps, he thought with sudden abandon, he should give Edith Mallory a ring this very moment and express his thanks .
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But Steffi fans will like to express their thanks and wish her well.
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Perkins says he included the song as a way of expressing thanks to McCartney.
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The Society would like to express their sincere thanks to Mr Wheeler for the gifts of these photos and information.
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As she rises from her seat to return to work, she expresses her thanks .
extend
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Central Council extends its sincere thanks to them all.
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We would also like to extend our heartfelt thanks to the medical staff at Broadgreen Hospital.
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Central Council welcomes the new members and extends its thanks to all those whose membership has ended.
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The Society wish to extend their sincere thanks to Mr Bayes for information and photos.
give
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However modern incinerators give off less dioxins thanks to tougher design standards.
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We should appreciate their help and give thanks for it but never waste our strength worrying about its fairness.
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The ringing stopped, and gave a silent thanks to St Bernadette of Lourdes for the miracle.
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We gave thanks and praise-bes throughout the day and were taught to begin and end our day in communion with the Lord.
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I wondered for a moment whether I was dreaming, and then silently gave thanks .
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People came over to praise him and were given his amused thanks .
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We recall giving silent thanks that no one had ten bob for the juke box.
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Above all we give thanks to thee for that thou art mighty.
offer
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To all these - whether their names are recorded or not - I offer sincere thanks .
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I offered my thanks to Oliver, and even suggested some debt restructuring by way of gratitude, but he just shrugged it off.
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Ashley offered up a fervent thanks .
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Instead he went to St-Denis to offer thanks , and from there to St-Germain-des-Prés.
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This had dropped him at a garage in Cromcruach and had then mysteriously vanished before he could offer his thanks .
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I offered my thanks to the interviewer for seeing me and shook his/her hand at the end. 15.
receive
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If any teacher has not received a card of thanks to take to her class, please let me know.
send
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To the people who had already heard of her illness and sent her cards and good wishes Molly sends her grateful thanks .
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They also send thanks to Mrs Smith and her friends who raised almost £400 at a lunch and bridge party.
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The Legion sends thanks for your past support and asks for helpers with this year's Poppy Appeal.
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She sends a message of thanks to all those who made her birthday so happy and memorable.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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He won't get any thanks from them for being so honest.
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He wrote me a short letter of thanks .
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I'd like to propose a vote of thanks to Sandra for organizing the whole evening.
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Please accept this bottle of champagne as our thanks for organizing the seminar.
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She got up and left without a word of thanks .
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She received a personal letter of thanks from the president.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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And Ley and EconoMax supermarkets are seeing profits rise thanks to maquila food coupons.
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I expressed my thanks and sat down.
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In it she expressed her thanks and gratitude to him for changing her whole dying experience.
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Nobody commented; after brief thanks and farewells, Jack departed and the two friends went indoors.
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Thereafter the Bambino became an object of pilgrimage and there are thanks offerings all around.