Preposition: for

• mercy: I guess I should be thankful for small mercies.

• everything: Dr. J Beveridge is a proponent of the Bill Deedes school of aging: " Be thankful for today everything else is a bonus.

• gift: And last, but not least, let us be thankful for the gifts of smiles, fun and laughter.

• opportunity: I am thankful for the opportunity to publish this on my web site.

• thing: The latter were profoundly thankful for the very thing which the first group had found faulty.

• help: By far the hardest day Iâve endured and very thankful for the help of my team mates.

Infinitive complement

• say: I am thankful to say the new medicine relieved her at once.

• find: For a business traveler like myself, of course, toilets are something you are merely thankful to find.

• have: In fact I am thankful to have my state pension to fall back on.

• see: Hines made a couple more sharp stops, and was also thankful to see a long shot dip just over the bar.

Modifies a noun

• heart: A praising, thankful heart is a blessing in itself.

• people: Let us now sing " Come, ye thankful people come " by Henry Alford.

Modifying Another Word

• eternally: He never ceases to amaze me and we are eternally thankful for him.

• profoundly: The latter were profoundly thankful for the very thing which the first group had found faulty.

• truly: You have we can't mean to starve me truly thankful.

• forever: Going to Surrey started a journey for which I will be forever thankful.

• deeply: There is much in this world for which we should deeply thankful for - there is much of great beauty.

• extremely: We are extremely thankful for the financial support offered by the University to fund this trip.

Used with adjective complement

• feel: I doubt I'll have any more children due to the risks, I feel thankful for the beautiful daughter we have.

• remain: One thing I remain thankful to Mao is that, without him we will still be the largest colony on this planet.