Example sentences of "reason for [verb] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | Political considerations may have made them less inclined to return to China , but it was generally not a major reason for leaving in the first place . |
| 2 | Georgina was my main reason for leaving in the first place . ’ |
| 3 | The reason for writing in pencil is that you may change the order . |
| 4 | " So you would have good reason for calling in your loan . " |
| 5 | Chisholm does make that move , and provides no new reason for believing in infallibility . |
| 6 | Given that a prime reason for investing in science is to boost the nation 's technological performance , where was the discussion about the implications of the government 's plans to privatise the British Technology Group , the descendant of a body set up by Labour itself in the mid-1960s to perform precisely this task ? |
| 7 | The most strategically important reason for investing in flat panel display technology , however , is that with continued miniaturisation of the integrated circuits the display itself will become the platform on which the system is built . |
| 8 | ‘ Buddha grass , ’ he murmurs , ‘ the main reason for staying in this god-awful country — ’ |
| 9 | Eating may not then be the main reason for gathering in parties . |
| 10 | A property which was neither helping — as a qualifier forming part of the same noun phrase — to identify that entity , nor ascribable to any entity within the sentence , and which was not simply adverbially qualifying the verb , would have no convincing reason for appearing in the sentence at all . |
| 11 | If the by-election results were repeated throughout the district , the number of Labour councillors on Wear Valley Council would be reduced from eight to four with the Liberals increasing from 28 to 32 scarcely a reason for rejoicing in the Labour ranks . |
| 12 | This is a strong reason for starting in a provincial city rather than in London , especially as the provincial Bar is now as good as London , apart from specialist chambers . |
| 13 | But if he accepts integrity and knows that some victims of emotional injury have already been given a right to compensation , he will have a reason for deciding in favour of Mrs. McLoughlin nevertheless . |
| 14 | Finally , with ‘ Do n't walk on the wet edge , you 'll get a verruca ’ ringing in my ears , and ‘ Make sure your hair is BONE dry before you go out into the cold ’ ringing in my brain , we would lay siege to the fish-and-chip shop which was my main reason for going in the first place . |