Example sentences of "[pron] reasons for [not/n't] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Indeed my reasons for not finding gambling ‘ attractive ’ are not the most admirable either . |
| 2 | However , Dr Clarke adds that the secretary of one defence body ‘ did qualify this by stating that doctors may be questioned very closely about their reasons for not taking a patient 's temperature and , taken with other factors , this may swing a decision for disciplinary proceedings against the doctor ’ . |
| 3 | Most of the old prisoners were there because they personally had no wish to escape , and although their reasons for not wishing to were usually quite sensible and not always selfish it was difficult for a new prisoner to grasp them . |
| 4 | It became clear that her reasons for not wanting to come forward were based largely on feeling guilty about her children being affected or at risk . |
| 5 | The persuasion to marriage , then , is a criticism of the Friend ( whose reasons for not marrying may have been honourable or dishonourable ) , but it tells us something about the Poet . |
| 6 | Anyway , that is one of his reasons for not switching over to a metric standard for his stupid measurements , though in fact he 's just lazy . |
| 7 | Tess could not accept his reasons for not going . |
| 8 | In group discussions , a married 35-year-old teacher gave his reasons for not identifying with successful men : ‘ I have the feeling that successful men have got to their position by being unpleasant , perhaps stepping on others to get there . |
| 9 | I notice , however , that your reasons for not sleeping with me are purely practical . |