Example sentences of "[was/were] [adj] for [adj] reason " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I had £4m worth of strikers training who were unavailable for various reasons on Saturday , so that is a lift and Ian Snodin scored for the A team . |
| 2 | However the early forecasts by the DES ( 1983 ) were flawed for two reasons . |
| 3 | Both the Middlesbrough and Newcastle games were dramatic for other reasons . |
| 4 | And so the day we bought the piano was memorable for many reasons . |
| 5 | She spoke sharply , and her niece saw that she was upset for some reason . |
| 6 | Red Cottage was unsuitable for other reasons , but there was space and fresh air and I think I need these . ’ |
| 7 | Driesch was wrong for two reasons . |
| 8 | A late election will also be acceptable where at a crucial time one of the signatories or a signatory 's agent was unavailable for unforeseeable reasons ( such as a serious illness ) and there was no one else who could reasonably be expected to stand in the agent 's shoes . |
| 9 | In four patients cannulation of the portal vein was impossible for anatomical reasons . |
| 10 | His purpose was to demonstrate not that the earth did spin but that it was impossible for human reason to prove that it did not . |
| 11 | Now , if it was impossible for any reason for the next of kin , the oldest brother to do it , then it would go down to the second or on down the line , whoever was the nearest to become the kinsman redeemer . |
| 12 | Thessaly was important for several reasons . |
| 13 | Although " this offer has been accepted by Marshal Tito " , it had " subsequently been discovered that these troops had not in fact entered Austria … it was possible to turn them over to Marshal Tito in complete formation , and prevention of infiltration into Austria was essential for operational reasons " . |
| 14 | YESTERDAY 'S Budget was surprising for one reason only — it contained no surprises . |
| 15 | The former was desirable for obvious reasons , the latter scarcely less so . |