Example sentences of "[adj] reason the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( For some peculiar reason the Boeing company speak of the ‘ chord ’ when referring to what is known in Britain as a ‘ spar boom ’ and for which the standard American expression is ‘ spar cap . ’ |
| 2 | CRYING out for help but for a different reason the Cholsey and Wallingford Railway are seeking volunteers from among the enthusiast fraternity . |
| 3 | The real reason the normally rabid and vociferous DQ was such a wimp with Phil and Luke Gangsta has little to do with inverse racism . |
| 4 | She reckons the real reason the Japanese are so successful is that they have always incorporated a spiritual approach in business . |
| 5 | I heard the real reason the game on Monday was postponed was because Hunslet ploughed it on Sunday . |
| 6 | But the real reason the bar takings . |
| 7 | The principal reason the council became involved in competitions in 1988 was to control them and to prevent events taking place outdoors . |
| 8 | The name Mývatn means ‘ midge lake ’ and the principal reason the lake supports a large population of birds and fish is the astronomical numbers of chironomid and simuliid larvae which hatch out in the clear water . |
| 9 | For some unaccountable reason the horses drawing the cart stopped just inches short of crushing him to death . |
| 10 | There is of course no need to be unduly alarmed at these discrepancies ; we should reflect that any normal language presents numerous instances where certain recalcitrant items refuse to fit into a generally acceptable pattern ( e.g. for no very obvious reason the " expected " adverbs difficultly and longly are not accepted in English and have to be replaced by the phrases with difficulty and for a long time . ) |
| 11 | Erm he , he then obviously goes on to erm to erm talk about peasant bans and prohibitions erm and for some incredible reason the peasants suddenly take a disliking to gaming , gambling and opium smoking , three things that I could n't think of anything I 'd like to do more , erm |
| 12 | And , is there any good reason the Royals can not use the same commercial flights as the rest of us ? |
| 13 | With good reason the Reagan administration began the fight for the budget in the Senate where there was a Republican majority . |
| 14 | That 's the the the very reason the new settlements strategy was accepted by the County Council after the County Council 's initial opposition to it and their initial erm policy in favour of the substantial expansion of villages close to York . |
| 15 | For some undisclosed reason the Massachusetts owner had decided to dismantle his richly ornamented acres and sell the lot for the best price he could obtain . |
| 16 | Now the illusion is well and truly shattered and the only reason the share price has not plunged much further than it has is the hope that some brave soul will put the group out of its misery with a takeover . |
| 17 | The Kohl factor was not the only reason the Alliance , dominated by Christian Democrats under Mr Lothar de Maizière , routed the much-touted Social Democrats , but it was probably the decisive one . |
| 18 | Before reaching the high sand , one had to cross a fifty yards wide trough of mud and water , the depth of which varied from six inches to six feet The trough was probably the only reason the area had not become a popular tourist resort years before . |
| 19 | I imagine that you would also be aware that the only reason the Pentagon produces such figures is to extract from a long suffering American tax-payer billions upon billions of extra dollars in order to pursue its own lunatic military fantasies . |
| 20 | In 1798 the threat of military invasion from Napoleonic France had only just ebbed when the Bishop of Durham announced to a startled House of Lords that it had come to his attention that the only reason the enemy forces had backed away from military invasion was because they had hit on a more sinister method of bringing Britannia to heel . |
| 21 | But the only reason the Lewis conference in Barcelona was held in a tiny sweat box rather than the air-conditioned Olympic press centre was because his Japanese sponsors would not have been able to advertise at the latter venue . |
| 22 | The only reason the police got anything out of me was because they threatened to question my daughter . |
| 23 | If the date for returning to work continues to slip for no apparent reason the claimant should be advised that we will be arranging for an independent examination . |
| 24 | The normal causation rule of " but for " applies unless the sole reason the employer is in breach was the plaintiff 's omission to use the safety equipment ( Ginty v Belmont Building Supplies ( 1959 ) ) . |
| 25 | For some strange reason the image of the corpse of Nicola Sharpe floated up in his mind , and it brought with it a breath of foreboding , a sense that he was in the presence of evil . |
| 26 | For some unfathomable reason the Haute Police had been displeased , pointing out that his orders had simply been to keep the men under observation and report on their activities . |
| 27 | The big news of the day , he said , though for some inexplicable reason the Guardian ignored it , concerned the lovers who had bonked in a British Rail platform photo booth . |
| 28 | For an inexplicable reason the low , billowy Donyo hills seemed to rise and to touch the sky . |
| 29 | Then for no particular reason the heap of flesh in my arms felt suddenly smaller . |
| 30 | ( e ) for any other reason the Council thinks it proper in the public interest not to recognise the body . |