Example sentences of "reason [vb pp] for the [noun] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 The adviser will have to complete the relevant documentation based on the reasons given for the refusal of the application .
2 ‘ It is one of the reasons advanced for the solution to the Marie Celeste mystery , that the flour might have been contaminated with ergot .
3 One of the reasons advanced for the absence of meaningful work for prisoners in some administrations is that of the resentment of the outside world .
4 One reason given for the termination at Machynlleth was the risk of setting fire to the wooden Dovey Bridge !
5 The major reason given for the closure of railway lines and stations was that the 1950s modernization plan for the railways had had little effect on stemming an ever-rising deficit in running costs .
6 One of the possible reasons suggested for the relationship between risk and recall in Study 1 was that performing risk-related judgment tasks while driving had made that information particularly memorable .
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