1.   I am writing to thank you for the coverage you gave my launch as the No More Pylons candidate.

2.   One widow wrote to thank the organisers and said it was the most moving service she had ever attended.

3.   And Kingsley Amis wrote to thank Maugham for all he had taught him about narrative technique.

4.   Her decorator, Jill VanTosh, sent her a clipping of the column, and she was writing to thank me for saying such nice things about her.

5.   One woman wrote to thank Glover for a story about the country that had the most to lose in the early days of the Pacific war, the Dutch.

6.   Although he never found the time for a visit, the former president did write to thank Carter for sending him a copy of the book.

7.   George Washington Carver wrote to thank a friend for sending doughnuts to his Alabama laboratory.

8.   I wrote to thank you for the article you wrote about Bro. Santi Dumlao.

9.   One writer wrote to thank me even though I wrote some unpleasant things about his stories.