Example sentences of "and [prep] [art] apparent reason " in BNC.

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1 When I was at school in the seventies , one afternoon every week throughout the winter term , I put on a pair of ill-fitting plimsolls and plodded miserably , and for no apparent reason , around the wet pavements of a Sussex market town .
2 Cat owners often notice that their pet will suddenly and for no apparent reason make a headlong dash through the house .
3 At times Rubberneck wept , shed , and for no apparent reason , bucketing tears in dreadful fits of sadness .
4 This time , and for no apparent reason , the grip of a woman by the hair of her head .
5 Frequently and for no apparent reason , there would be a chilling burst of wind and a roar as of a passing train .
6 In both conditions the fear is qualitatively different from normal anxiety , has sudden onset , and occurs without warning and for no apparent reason .
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