He was in his shirt, which was not long enough in front to cover his thighs completely and was six fingers shorter behind; his legs were very long and lean, covered with hair, and anything but clean; on his head he had a little greasy red cap that belonged to the host, round his left arm he had rolled the blanket of the bed, to which Sancho,
for reasons best known to himself, owed a grudge, and in his right hand he held his unsheathed sword, with which he was slashing about on all sides, uttering exclamations as if he were actually fighting some giant: and the best of it was his eyes were not open, for he was fast asleep, and dreaming that he was doing battle with the giant.
Don Quixote
And indeed, Father Brown,
for reasons best known to himself, had lingered much longer than politeness required; or even, in the ordinary sense, permitted.
The Wisdom Of Father Brown
At uncertain times he suffers from acute attacks of the fidgets or cramp in his legs, and though he is more virtuous to behold than any of the cranes, who are all immensely respectable, he flies off into wild, cripple-stilt war-dances, half opening his wings and bobbing his bald head up and down; while
for reasons best known to himself he is very careful to time his worst attacks with his nastiest remarks.
Second Jungle Book
For reasons best known to himself, Martin saw this as a trap and thinks some sort of minority government would be preferable.
Politicians must get a move on; VOICE OF THE
McAlorum created the final act of tragi-comedy when he scythed down Mouncey
for reasons best known to himself.
Eddie rages at late slapstick surrender at Shamrock
For reasons best known to himself, "Worsted" seems to presume himself an average man, but fails to realise that today people have more leisure hours than ever before and would rather dress a little more casually - and comfortably - than merely "slipping off a jacket" for longer than a fortnight's holiday.
LETTER FROM THE PAST
For reasons best known to himself, director Peter Rowe has chosen to set the story in 1950s Latin America, beginning with a colourful fiesta.
Carnival of doomed romance; ROMEO AND JULIET Stafford Castle
Felix Magath,
for reasons best known to himself, is redesigning the Schalke model and I'm not convinced.
Werder's experience is bad news for Spurs; Raphael Honigstein German football expert
The first six spot-kicks were taken with tremendous poise until Kermorgant,
for reasons best known to himself, attempted a cheeky chip from 12 yards, which was easily saved by Marshall.
SAVIOUR; CHAMPIONSHIP PLAY-OFF
ROBIN Hood is back fighting his corner against the Sheriff of Nottingham who
for reasons best known to himself has taken up residence in Slaithwaite.
Robin returns to Slawit; Panto
"He was up against a lot of resistance to what he wanted to do and
for reasons best known to himself he decided to move on."
Matthews quits AWM after short tenure
For reasons best known to himself the author has adopted the American system of dates, with 'BCE' for BC and 'CE' for AD with no noticeably improvement to the quality of the story told.
Athens: A History from Ancient Ideal to Modern City
For reasons best known to himself he decided that Port Talbot Town AFC would be his top UK team.
Club looks east for latest fan; Westgate
Referee Paul Taylor needed just that long to plunge the season into controversy when,
for reasons best known to himself, he failed to send off the Forest man for a blatant foul on Baggies' pounds 2million new boy Jason Roberts.
Football: PLATT'S THE WAY HJELDE; Forest 1 West Brom 0 - Jon shows Forest how to win
For reasons best known to himself, Schaufuss chose a young corps dancer, Michelle Larsen, for his first-cast Juliet.
Romeo and Juliet