Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] for [adj] reasons " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dr Tyrrell 's unit on Salisbury Plain , which closed for financial reasons in 1990 , tried unsuccessfully for 44 years to find a cure for the common cold , conducting experiments on more than 18,000 volunteers . |
| 2 | ‘ Planning ’ was judged to have taken place if the girl had known the man for at least six months before cohabitation and if she cohabited for positive reasons rather than because of outside pressures such as pregnancy or the need to escape from an unhappy home . |
| 3 | She emerged from her apartment preceded by officers of the household and as she went along ‘ spoke very graciously , first to one , then to another , whether foreign ministers , or those who attended for different reasons ’ . |
| 4 | If you leave for other reasons |
| 5 | Ten participants completed the course successfully , one leaving for personal reasons . |
| 6 | I have argued with my district health authority for many years I know that many hon. Members have done the same with theirs — because it has for various reasons shifted the problem of elderly sick people to the private sector . |
| 7 | This is part of what makes his eventual faith in God ( which he reaches for other reasons ) a radical reliance on God alone . |
| 8 | Mr Steinkühler 's dealings enrage the two groups he served for different reasons . |
| 9 | Well , because he said for obvious reasons , he said er I did n't want my name and address mentioned . |
| 10 | Even then , the problem of seamen finding themselves disqualified for petty reasons remained an aggravating one . |