Example sentences of "have a [adj] reason for " in BNC.
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| 1 | No one has a convincing reason for this . |
| 2 | Althusser has a theoretical reason for adopting the views of Lenin and Mao . |
| 3 | Now his Silverhill Colliery is one of 10 given a High Court reprieve — but Martin has a different reason for smiling . |
| 4 | Koch has a special reason for wanting to beat Dennis Conner for the right to defend the America 's Cup . |
| 5 | Anyone born on February 29 has a special reason for looking forward to Leap Years . |
| 6 | Thus if a member has a sound reason for believing that some malpractice is occurring in connection with the council 's funds , he is under a public duty to inform the council . |
| 7 | He 'd better have a good reason for ringing me up on Christmas Day ! |
| 8 | ‘ You 'd better have a good reason for all this , Lizzy , because I want to know exactly what 's going on with you . ’ |
| 9 | We do n't even have a good reason for his being there . |
| 10 | We may have a theoretical reason for believing that the variable we are studying will require a particular transformation . |
| 11 | Whereas in the past there have been various pressure groups setting themselves up as having a special reason for being heard thanks to their scientific credentials , perhaps the wisest comment on this came from the professor who , while urging scientists to make their voices heard , also urged them not to make any special claims to knowledge or understanding of the issues just because they were scientists . |
| 12 | His hope has been that better use of woodlands will give the trees greater value , and so farmers and landowners will have an economic reason for managing their woods . |
| 13 | If you were asked which club it was , you just had to have a good reason for choosing it . |
| 14 | From my point of view , one of the most powerful arguments that needs to be addressed is the argument about individual freedom and this is always important to me about , if you 're going to take an action that limits somebody 's freedom , you damn well have to have a good reason for it . |
| 15 | For this most unspontaneous of artists , it is better to have a bad reason for something — a tenuous or cabbalistic reason — than to depend on chance , subjectivity and the moment . |
| 16 | ‘ You probably do n't want to see me this morning , but I 've a good reason for being here . |
| 17 | You had a specific reason for coming to see me , did n't you ? ’ |
| 18 | Napoleon III had a personal reason for wishing to intervene in Italian affairs . |
| 19 | For this purpose the employer must show that he had a good reason for sacking the employee . |
| 20 | They received the news silently , unwilling to concede that Woolley had a good reason for doing anything . |
| 21 | Sandy Oag had a good reason for turning the luncheon into a bit of a celebration : it was his 68th birthday . |
| 22 | The person has to prove they had a legitimate reason for having the knife in a public place . ’ |
| 23 | His Offensive Weapons ( Scotland ) Bill would put the onus on the person carrying a knife to prove he or she had a valid reason for doing so . |
| 24 | He had a particular reason for regarding the old female golden eagle as special and , like Creggan , he was obsessed by it now , and stood in his pyjamas staring out of an open window on to a cold and moonlit night . |
| 25 | DEBORAH had a peculiar reason for going through Wyching Wood to Pack Meeting . |
| 26 | By the end of the 1850s the state had an additional reason for addressing itself to the fate of priests . |
| 27 | But staying meant dying , and now the painter had an added reason for wanting to live . |
| 28 | Columbus had an excellent reason for naming the island where he first landed after crossing the Atlantic " San Salvador " . |
| 29 | There are libraries which have a legitimate reason for being subject to the Official Secrets Act , and a number of them are represented here . |
| 30 | Unless you have a good reason for standing over there I should come out and get some fresh air . |