Example sentences of "think of a [adj] reason " in BNC.
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| 1 | Putting his arm around his wife 's shoulder , he added : ‘ When I came down the drive to see you I could n't think of a good reason to give you for splitting up . |
| 2 | I could n't think of a good reason why not so I ushered him towards the stairs and told him I lived in Flat 3 . |
| 3 | If she could think of a good reason to ask questions about the missing don among his colleagues , she might well come up with some interesting answers . |
| 4 | On the way home , she found that she wanted to cry again and could not think of a possible reason why she should . |
| 5 | ‘ Since you ask me sir I ca n't think of a single reason — oh except … my voice is trained . ’ |
| 6 | It was difficult to think of a good reason at a moment like this . |