Example sentences of "only reason for [verb] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although much of the argument before him and much of his judgment were devoted to the legal rights of a 16-year-old , the only reason for exploring this was that W. was resisting a change of regime . |
| 2 | My only reason for including this story is to record the short but pithy comment of Canada 's leading humorist who , when we had paused to take in the scene , turned to me and said , ‘ I do n't think it 's a bit funny ! ’ |
| 3 | According to Kuhn , ‘ … thoroughness was not the only reason for doing this . |
| 4 | As Marianne , a programmer , said ‘ My only reason for doing this at home is to be with the children , and the worst thing about it is never getting away from the children . ’ |
| 5 | That , though , is far from the only reason for contemplating this remarkable substance |