Example sentences of "[been] [vb pp] for [adj] reason [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Though since to find an alternative word was n't going to alter matters at all by the look of it , Fabia began to wonder if perhaps Vendelin Gajdusek was coming back from Prague today to keep his appointment but had been delayed for some reason or another . |
| 2 | Some of these workers may have just entered the labour market from school , some may have been made redundant from their previous jobs , some may have been sacked for one reason or another and many will have quit their previous jobs in order to create time to search for more satisfactory ones . |
| 3 | Well he must have been transferred for some reason or other . |
| 4 | I am left with no alternative but to seek legal advice on this matter which I believe has been taken for one reason and one reason only — that is to discourage the importation of fish to secure employment in the Grampian area . ’ |
| 5 | Parents and professionals will welcome the amendment to the 1981 Education Act which comes into force at once , to the effect that parents have the right of appeal where statements have been rewritten for any reason and must be informed in writing of this right . |