Example sentences of "reason [prep] [verb] [pers pn] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So far I have discussed the example of the missile and its specific antidote without stressing the evolutionary , progressive aspect , which is , after all , the main reason for bringing it into this chapter . |
| 2 | ‘ They must have a hell of a reason for wanting us on that boat . ’ |
| 3 | However , the main reason for mentioning it in this methodological discussion is to show how subtle and fine-grained our analysis must be if we are to give an adequate account of the function of language variation in close-tie communities . |
| 4 | Our interest in these authors , and our reason for choosing them in particular , were also dictated by the fact that their writings contain abundant evidence of their psychological disorder , which they themselves often described in great detail . |
| 5 | That Act also places the onus on the knife carrier to show that he had good reason for possessing it in public . |