propose a vote of thanks
give a vote of thanks

I did listen to him proposing a vote of thanks occasionally, and I was always glad when he sat down.

Could I ask Rotarian Jeff please to propose a vote of thanks.

Chairman Gerald Davies proposed a vote of thanks.

When there was no reply he went on: 'Then I shall ask Father McGiff to propose a vote of thanks to the speaker.'

After I had finished, a Phantom arose in the far corner of the room and proposed a vote of thanks; and thereafter a Voice somewhere pronounced the benediction.

Proposing a vote of thanks, Ganti Narasimham sought public help for bringing in print the three unpublished works of Sastry and also for instituting a memorial in his name.

In 1896, proposing a vote of thanks of the Chairman, a policy holder of forty years' standing said that his £500 policy, on which he had paid premiums amounting to around £350, was now worth nearly £1000.

Mr President, fellow members of Probus, I on your behalf would like to propose a vote of thanks to John, for the very lucid explanation he's given to us on the operations of Trent Water.

To wind up the proceedings Commandant Vonla McBride, a member of the RNLI's Committee of Management, proposed a vote of thanks to his Royal Highness The Duke of Kent for attending the meeting and for presenting the awards.