Then Serge came by, shaking hands hard, profusely thanking them for heroics in the face of the unthinkable.

After both had pushed their bowls away and Martine profusely thanked her host, the talk gradually turned to news of the outside world.

In it he profusely thanked Alberico for his offer of verses, and said he'd be delighted to read them.

So it was an emotional Kelly - Pittsburgh-born, a tough-talking sort usually - who profusely thanked his teammates and family today.

The child's great-aunts profusely thanked Nancy again for rescuing Judy.

He also thanked profusely all those who contributed in the great task of collecting the Tiruppukal hymns.

Scott profusely thanked his host and assured him that yes, he would ask for anything he needed.

Mr. Tovey profusely thanked those who had come and, after the Elgar, tried to give everyone a good time.

Soon he was profusely thanking me for my medical attentions.

When I got into the cab and profusely thanked the driver, all he said was, "It was your cab."