Example sentences of "[verb] [adv prt] for [det] reason " in BNC.
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1 | And you think that you 're lucky to be alive in that respect , but I 've never really thought that I was specially picked out for some reason to carry on living . |
2 | There are instances when a valid subsidence or heave claim is received but the Policyholder does not wish to have the repairs carried out for some reason e.g. elderly Policyholder does not wish upheaval , can not pay the policy excess . |
3 | Should a main branch be broken off for some reason ( by vineyard machinery , for example ) , it is permissible to bring out a shoot half-way along the next branch to fill the gap . |
4 | Normally , unless you have one of these keys , you would have to call the water company 's engineers if you wanted the mains turned off for any reason — perhaps to work on the mains stopcock inside the house . |
5 | If your whole departments going out for any reason , for a departmental meeting , if you 're all out at a conference , or if there 's some sort of briefing or something going on , please let the switchboard know which numbers will be unattended , and how long you 'll be out for . |
6 | Evidently , one tends to forget the worst episodes over time , and remembers only those items that stand out for some reason ’ . |
7 | Of course you can make appalling howlers if you set out for some reason to portray life in a social area unknown to you . |
8 | If the pilot light goes out for any reason , a heat-sensing thermocouple detects the fault and prevents the main gas supply from operating . |
9 | I find some people on the streets are quite like , pigheaded and they do n't really want to go back for some reason really . |
10 | The sergeant looked at her closely , obviously wondering if she planned to run off for some reason . |
11 | As a seller , it costs you £25 to cover lost legal fees of up to £300 if your buyer pulls out for any reason other than an adverse survey , a defect in title , or unreasonable delay on your part . |
12 | On short finals full flap is lowered , the speed is brought back to 75 kts and the propeller levers are moved into fully fine in case there is a need to go around for any reason . |
13 | and er , then of course Gilbert went off for another reason |
14 | The cold water cistern provides a reserve of water in case the mains should be cut off for any reason , and because the system ( apart from the rising main ) operates at a lower pressure it is quieter . |
15 | Looks as though it had been cut out for some reason . |
16 | Should the burner go out for any reason , sparkling recommences until the burner is once again ignited . |
17 | A reader could make a number of inferences about this passage : Mary is female , more probably an adult than a child ; It is morning ; Mary does not want to get up for some reason ; Mary is in bed ; she lives in a house with a refrigerator ; the house is possibly in North America , and so on . |