"I thank you for the invitation; it would give me great pleasure as well," Laurence said.

In any case, I thank you for the invitation, but I think not.

We are indeed very happy to be here and I would like to thank you for the invitation.

Thank you for that kind introduction and for the invitation to address this distinguished conference today.

Thank you for the invitation to speak this evening.

Thank you for the invitation to feature in this special edition.

He had thanked us for the invitation and then declined it.

"No," Blythe said, but thanked her for the invitation with a smile.

He thanked her for the invitation, but replied that large numbers of people had always intimidated him.