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formal I would be most grateful if you would send me the book immediately.
I'm just grateful that I'm not still working for him.
After the earthquake we felt grateful to be alive.
If you could get that report finished by Thursday, I'd be very grateful.
I'm so grateful (to you) for all that you've done.
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The margraves, on the other hand, were likely to be both more vengeful and more grateful.
He was grateful for the honour, but would like 'to make the following observations for the record'.
I am particularly grateful to the many thoughtful researchers who have here honored me with probing critiques.
We are most grateful to the patients who generously answered our questions during hospital visits.
She is secretly grateful she has been turned down, as there are a few inconsistencies and outright conceptual and linguistic errors inherent in the work.
We are also grateful to the anonymous referees for their helpful suggestions and comments, which allowed us to improve the presentation of the material.
The authors are also grateful to the anonymous referees for the same reason.
The authors are grateful for the efforts of all the anonymous referees, who have helped to improve this review substantially.
