"Why, sure," he said, but his eyes narrowed, watching her suspiciously, as if he were wondering what motive prompted her to so explicit a statement.

What motive had prompted Kolex' clear warning?

How do we know what motives prompt our actions-- I tell myself I did it for my child; but did I?

What motive prompted her act she did not even pause to consider.

These motives prompted the Portuguese to develop the Guinea trade.

Two motives prompted him.

The peculiar Christian circle in which these compositions originated cannot be determined, neither can it be asserted what motive prompted their composition except as a means of Christian propaganda.

The same motive recently prompted President Bush to remove China from the list of countries committing the most severe human rights violations.

What motive prompted the hybrid crew to order back the Emma as they sailed about with their hideous idol?

It was simply a small scenario which had involuntarily presented itself to him, and he was now far beyond the point where he questioned such scenarios or pondered what motive might prompt them.