Example sentences of "reasons for wanting [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There are plenty of other reasons for wanting to live there , with Carlingford Lough in one direction and the Mountains of Mourne in another : the physical beauty of Ulster is a secret as well-kept as the undemonstrative friendliness of its people . |
| 2 | Delegates were generally agreed that the ideal solution was to remove migrants ' reasons for wanting to leave . |
| 3 | Reasons for wanting to do this may not be restricted to cost , although for many this will be the most important factor . |
| 4 | Explain your reasons for wanting to record stories and speeches , namely , that you are anxious to learn their language as well as possible . |
| 5 | He and his wife also enjoy walking and the countryside of the area is one of their reasons for wanting to remain in the North . |
| 6 | To tradition and instinct , de Castelnau could add personal reasons for wanting to hit hard at the enemy ; three of his sons had already laid down their lives for France . |
| 7 | In the modern world the reasons for wanting to remember dreams have changed — nobody believes any more that an appropriate dream will cure physical illness , or perhaps predict the future . |
| 8 | Rawsthorne had clear reasons for wanting to tackle Women In Love . |
| 9 | There were many reasons for wanting to go to England . |
| 10 | ‘ But I 'm sure there are others with better reasons for wanting to get rid of him . ’ |
| 11 | But Bob explains that he has special personal reasons for wanting to help to express the gratitude that he felt when he was in dire trouble himself , thousands of miles from home , and was baled out by the kindness of strangers . |
| 12 | Thus Franco had powerful personal , professional and political reasons for wanting to avoid the immediate capture of Madrid at the beginning of September 1936 . |
| 13 | De Niro does n't seem particularly keen to discuss his reasons for wanting to run a restaurant , and will only say that it 's been a vague dream of his for a while . |
| 14 | Jane van Lennep examines the reasons for wanting to breed a foal and explains how to evaluate your mare . |
| 15 | It was the first time any one of them had asked her reasons for wanting to come across and see the New Year in , and she answered , ‘ Some men 's do , I suppose . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ You see , Merrill , I had two reasons for wanting to keep you and Rob apart . ’ |