Example sentences of "and the reason [is] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But tomorrow the British Olympic Association holds its annual meeting in Manchester , the first time in its 85 years that the meeting has taken place outside London , and the reason is that Scott asked . |
| 2 | The French can supply perfect walnuts , but charge dear ; at £5000 a tonne the price is more than twice the price of California bits , and the reason is that the process is totally unmechanised . |
| 3 | Mr McWhirter does what he likes at Burleigh , and the reason is that Mr McWhirter has money in the place . ’ |
| 4 | I would not be giving evidence of bad faith by looking for an opt-out clause — and the reason is that , unlike the Prime Minister , I do not have to try to patch my party together . |
| 5 | The explanation is that you lack control or feel at the end of the stick , and the reason is that you do not know where the end is . |
| 6 | Where a claim is presented late and the reason is that the date is overlooked by the adviser , this may not be fatal to the claim in the Industrial Tribunal . |
| 7 | Is this just an aberration , if you look at the road markings , you 'll see it seems to be official , cos the road is marked out for driving on the right , and the reason is that er , traffic law in this country says , that vehicles drive on the left , except in Savoy Street . |
| 8 | And the reason is that , as well as coming to have my offer for your house refused , yet again , ’ he said pithily , ‘ I 'm also here to invite you and Thomas to lunch on the quay in Portimão . ’ |