Sentence examples for was to congratulate from inspiring English sources

All that was left was to congratulate Els.

And the purpose of the call was to congratulate him on the winning of the Nobel Peace Prize".

Her first official engagement as the new leader of Plaid Cymru was to congratulate the victorious Welsh rugby team, fresh from its grand slam in the Six Nations.

My verbal response was to congratulate him, shake his hand and tell him I thought he would make a good father.

Their task was to congratulate Mrs Gandhi on the tenth anniversary of her accession to the throne of the ruling Congress party, formerly occupied by her assassinated husband, Rajiv, his assassinated mother, Indira, and his grandfather, Jawaharlal Nehru.

The last contact I had with Philip was to congratulate him, via email on a typically enjoyable piece he wrote this year about Robert Ryan for Sight & Sound magazine.

Our position is to congratulate Jose Santos on his Derby victory.

To enjoy him is to congratulate yourself on your own smartness.

"My job tonight is to congratulate all those of you who are receiving awards," he continued.

"It's to congratulate China on joining the World Trade Organization," Kamm said.

But at a moment like this, my first thought is to congratulate Thomas.