Example sentences of "[noun sg] for being there " in BNC.
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| 1 | Eventually I stayed until 1926 as I made the composition of my ‘ Exercise ’ my excuse for being there . |
| 2 | My reason for being there was that this particular bit of coast happens to be the northern end of the Offa 's Dyke footpath , which winds for 168 miles along the English/Welsh border to Chepstow . |
| 3 | His real reason for being there was odd enough without having to concoct others . |
| 4 | She thanked him as he gallantly placed the cardigan around her shoulders , and explained his reason for being there . |
| 5 | In these cases , the prince might well be surrounded by vassals who owed him military service ; but they would be present not from obligation but from desire , and they would be accompanied by large numbers whose reason for being there had nothing to do with feudal ties or fidelity . |
| 6 | But it was an improvement on William 's taste in art and they served a good pint of bitter , and Preston might almost have settled back to enjoy it if he 'd been able to forget their reason for being there and if Emily had n't kept on at him about William and the Black Death . |
| 7 | ‘ After all , ’ she went on , ‘ I had a perfectly valid reason for being there . |
| 8 | Yes , that was it — apprehension — because the moment Silas realised her true reason for being there he 'd turn on the ice and send her to pack her suitcase . |
| 9 | ‘ Any information will be treated in the strictest confidence , and your purpose for being there is of no interest to the police . ’ |