Example sentences of "reason [adv] know to themselves " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sweden has gone anti-nuclear in its power-generating policy and consequently vast hydro-power stations have been built in the northern lake areas for reasons better known to themselves , the Swedes made no provision for salmon runs so the huge lakes are now devoid of fish and the Lapps have left . |
| 2 | For reasons best known to themselves . |
| 3 | People , for reasons best known to themselves , regularly push wardrobes or pull pianos up the motorway that calls itself the tourist path . |
| 4 | Obviously , in both of the instant cases the parties had chosen , for reasons best known to themselves , not to adduce any extra evidence of the sort provided by the tapes . |
| 5 | For reasons best known to themselves , they attached great importance to the idiot 's efforts to fill his useless bath ( I think it was B ) and it seemed vital to their purpose that I too become involved with the whole farcical business and , what 's more , come up with some sort of an answer . |
| 6 | The Daily Telegraph reports that US scientists have ( for some reason best known to themselves ) succeeded in making water run uphill . |
| 7 | The jokers in the pack , Swansea 's Pooh Sticks are always claiming they record in exotic places for some reason best known to themselves . |