Example sentences of "reason behind his " in BNC.

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1 As though unaware of the many doubts in the minds of each of his listeners , Christian went on to explain the reasons behind his momentous decision .
2 One of my constituents was in touch with my colleague , the European Member of Parliament , Ken Collins , who chairs the European Parliament 's Committee on the Environment , Public Health and Consumer Protection , to seek his advice on what the European Commissioner had done and the reasons behind his action .
3 The reasons behind his decision were not publicly announced .
4 That , and the need to earn a living , are the reasons behind his desire to stay in the US where he is seeking a green card as a full-time athlete having graduated from Stanford University last year .
5 It was beginning to make sense and now she could see the reason behind his original greeting in the foyer , the machine-gun fire of seemingly irrelevant questions , the offer of coffee .
6 The government 's decision to withdraw from the contract was felt to be a major reason behind his departure .
7 Then , for the first time , Campbell spelled out the reason behind his shock end-of-season transfer request to Glentoran .
8 That is the reason behind his decision to run the distance at this weekend 's British Championships at Crystal Palace .
9 That is the reason behind his decision to run the distance at this weekend 's British Championships at Crystal Palace .
10 Corden , who later joined the boards of Middlesbrough and Darlington , explained the reason behind his generous gesture .
11 ‘ I want to stay on top and win the order of merit as well , ’ said Lane , a former Scottish Open champion who has his wife , Melanie , to thank for spotting the reason behind his recent poor putting .
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