Example sentences of "was a reason for " in BNC.
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| 1 | This was now ; there was a reason for everything ; it was simply a matter of courage and patience . |
| 2 | The DHAC had proved that new and imaginative methods of protest could make an impact on the Unionist administration at the Guildhall , but for most opponents of the Unionist Party in Derry this was a reason for achieving a greater degree of anti-Unionist unity in order to press home their advantage , not to become equally hostile to the Nationalist Party . |
| 3 | She told me that she was relieved to know that there was a reason for it , even if the root cause had occurred so long ago . |
| 4 | The lack of a gold standard for health service need was a reason for using standardised mortality ratio in the RAWP formula . |
| 5 | But there was a reason for letting Yuan talk to you first . |
| 6 | There was a reason for this . |
| 7 | Erm not unless there was a reason for it . |
| 8 | Er they night go back to it then if they really wanted to , or usually there was a reason for it . |
| 9 | Er and just be a home-maker unless as I said if there was a reason for it , if they needed the money . |
| 10 | Oh , there was a reason for it . |
| 11 | He was a reason for a whole other meeting and they decided to accept him into their harmony . |
| 12 | Now there are times when Jesus actually sat down with his disciples afterwards and explained to them what the parable was about and there was a reason for that , it was because , simply , the folk would not have understood it . |
| 13 | No , there was a reason for it . |
| 14 | No , there was a reason for it . |
| 15 | He believed on this sad day that feeling of reconciliation was a reason for hope . |