Example sentences of "reason was that he " in BNC.

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1 But the true reason was that he wanted to prevent me from writing any more good poems about them . )
2 But his real reason was that he was blind ; he was crippled in a land where a man 's worth was judged mainly by his physical ability .
3 The real reason was that he felt at ease ; he was no longer a figure of fun or an eyesore , he had a place — just as he did at first with Sien .
4 And this — ’ he moved his arm slowly to the side as he was about to add , ‘ This is going to be your grave , ’ but he stopped , for two reasons ; the words sounded melodramatic , like those that might be used in an amateur play , and this was no amateur play ; the second reason was that he felt sick .
5 The night was still young , so whoever the female was who worked peculiar hours , or whatever the reason was that he could n't have seen her earlier — and by then Fabia was certain that ‘ someone he had to see ’ would be female — then she hoped he had a truly lovely time !
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