Example sentences of "[adv prt] for [det] reason " in BNC.
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| 1 | It burnt the whole factory down for some reason |
| 2 | During training — or later , if I wanted to knock her weight down for any reason — she 'd have one day-old chick a day . |
| 3 | Well I mean that was n't in for that reason . |
| 4 | Should a main branch be broken off for some reason ( by vineyard machinery , for example ) , it is permissible to bring out a shoot half-way along the next branch to fill the gap . |
| 5 | The sergeant looked at her closely , obviously wondering if she planned to run off for some reason . |
| 6 | Normally , unless you have one of these keys , you would have to call the water company 's engineers if you wanted the mains turned off for any reason — perhaps to work on the mains stopcock inside the house . |
| 7 | The cold water cistern provides a reserve of water in case the mains should be cut off for any reason , and because the system ( apart from the rising main ) operates at a lower pressure it is quieter . |
| 8 | and er , then of course Gilbert went off for another reason |
| 9 | Even at the age of about 13 I 'd be guided only by people who I thought knew something about the game , and who were not thing to stitch me up-I was always thinking people were trying to stitch me up for some reason . |
| 10 | A reader could make a number of inferences about this passage : Mary is female , more probably an adult than a child ; It is morning ; Mary does not want to get up for some reason ; Mary is in bed ; she lives in a house with a refrigerator ; the house is possibly in North America , and so on . |
| 11 | Mr Cunnane is that up for some reason , that flag of yours ? |
| 12 | Now I must admit my first thoughts of it were it really gets my back up for some reason or other . |
| 13 | If the pilot light goes out for any reason , a heat-sensing thermocouple detects the fault and prevents the main gas supply from operating . |
| 14 | Should the burner go out for any reason , sparkling recommences until the burner is once again ignited . |
| 15 | As a seller , it costs you £25 to cover lost legal fees of up to £300 if your buyer pulls out for any reason other than an adverse survey , a defect in title , or unreasonable delay on your part . |
| 16 | If your whole departments going out for any reason , for a departmental meeting , if you 're all out at a conference , or if there 's some sort of briefing or something going on , please let the switchboard know which numbers will be unattended , and how long you 'll be out for . |
| 17 | Evidently , one tends to forget the worst episodes over time , and remembers only those items that stand out for some reason ’ . |
| 18 | Of course you can make appalling howlers if you set out for some reason to portray life in a social area unknown to you . |
| 19 | There are instances when a valid subsidence or heave claim is received but the Policyholder does not wish to have the repairs carried out for some reason e.g. elderly Policyholder does not wish upheaval , can not pay the policy excess . |
| 20 | And you think that you 're lucky to be alive in that respect , but I 've never really thought that I was specially picked out for some reason to carry on living . |
| 21 | Looks as though it had been cut out for some reason . |
| 22 | In one week I listened to the English boy singing the praises of my dark colouring and frizzy hair , felt him kiss me on the cheek with obvious pleasure whenever I cooked a meal and when I came in from work , or when we sat watching television together , and found him waiting for me at the end of the road when I was late back for some reason . |
| 23 | I find some people on the streets are quite like , pigheaded and they do n't really want to go back for some reason really . |
| 24 | On short finals full flap is lowered , the speed is brought back to 75 kts and the propeller levers are moved into fully fine in case there is a need to go around for any reason . |