Example sentences of "[be] [adj] reason [adv] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The scope of this section is wide , since there are three reasons why a person may be dealing otherwise than as a consumer : first , because he is a businessman ( see s 12(1) ( a ) ) ; second , because the other party is not a businessman ( see s 12(1) ( b ) ) ; and third , because the goods are not of a type ordinarily supplied for private use or consumption ( see s 12(1) ( c ) ) . |
| 2 | This specialisation can be quite important ; there are good reasons why a model specialises in hair fashion photography rather than hands or feet . |
| 3 | There may be many reasons why a patient under hypnosis is able to experience past-life regression ( or , as the doubters might call it , ‘ flights of fancy ’ ) , but any of them can play a significant part in the overcoming of that patient 's particular problem . |
| 4 | There can be several reasons why a community tank can have its uses , one being as a mixture of different species for display purposes . |
| 5 | There are various reasons why a songwriter/artist should do this . |
| 6 | Again , on the face of the statute , I can not see any reason why in this case the constable should do more than tell the driver the reason under section 7(3) why breath specimens can not be taken or used ; tell him that in these circumstances he is required to give a specimen of blood or urine but that it is for the constable to decide which ; warn him that a failure to provide the specimen required may render him liable to prosecution ; and then , if the constable decides to require blood , ask the driver if there are any reasons why a specimen can not or should not be taken from him by a doctor . |
| 7 | That is one reason even a smoothly-run and uneventful Libyan poll took some time to complete . |