Example sentences of "one of their [noun] for [verb] " in BNC.

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1 Ironically , many also gave the lower crime rate in their adopted homeland as one of their reasons for leaving Britain .
2 He and his wife also enjoy walking and the countryside of the area is one of their reasons for wanting to remain in the North .
3 He said that one of their reasons for lying was probably that they did not want to be publicly associated with the Carpenter Club .
4 As they go , one of their justifications for behaving dictatorially is starting to look strong .
5 The Communist Party certainly thought , I mean the reason wh one of their justifications for preserving the rich peasant economy was that how that it 's thought the middle peasants would want to try to rise up to br
6 Recognising that they had no power and little influence with which to contain Castro 's radicalisation ( as Moscow wished ) , the skilled and experienced politicians of the PSP responded quickly to the changed situation and began asserting the advanced character of the revolution as one of their ploys for enlisting Soviet assistance .
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