Sentence examples for had motives from inspiring English sources

Once upon a time spies had motives.

Several newspaper reports speculated that the Yankees had motives other than the weather for postponing Thursday's game.

It emerged in legal argument that more than 40 other people had motives to kill Morgan, but they were never subjected to the same level of investigation.

Also unexplained is whether the anonymous sources were in a position to know what they were talking about or had motives to mislead the paper.

Jack had motives of his own, of course, namely avenging the murder of Renee Walker, the comely F.B.I. agent shot by a Russian sniper moments after she and Jack had sex at his apartment.

"I am satisfied that in general terms, members of the Putin administration, including the president himself and the FSB, had motives for taking action against Litvinenko, including killing him, in late 2006," Sir Robert wrote.

Wolsey certainly had motive.

He assured Americans that he had motive, means and opportunity.

He had motive and opportunity.

Penney no doubt has motives other than principle.

And, yes, the donors may have motives, too.