Example sentences of "reason why they [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Brittle bones is a condition that affects all older people to some degree , but post-menopausal women in particular ; and it is the reason why they break their bones so easily if they fall . |
| 2 | For example , some respondents in Phoenix 's ( 1991 ) study of white and Afro-Caribbean mothers aged under 20 pointed to their increased control of household resources as one reason why they felt they fared better economically by staying single . |
| 3 | ‘ Perhaps there was some other reason why they called you . ’ |
| 4 | It was not long since every family of considerable substance was haunted by a spirit they called Browny , which did several sorts of work and this was the reason why they gave him offerings on what was called Browny 's stone . |
| 5 | ‘ They gave me no specific reason why they stopped me and I am just worried they could stop any innocent people , ’ he said . |