Example sentences of "despite [art] fact that i [verb] " in BNC.

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1 Despite the fact that I succumbed to a mild form of food-poisoning through eating at the cheapest restaurants — a meal could he obtained for ten ( old ) francs or less , but less meant the more chance of prostration — I have never known Paris so surpassingly beautiful as that year .
2 I recently came back from a trip to Egypt and despite the fact that I enjoyed the food there , I had an urge to make a really wholesome fish pie .
3 Besides , despite the fact that I 'd got a good grade for my speech , I thought I 'd made a bit of a mess of it and was just relieved it was all over .
4 This was despite the fact that I had already visited the Algerian Embassy to no effect after writing thirteen times .
5 However , despite the fact that I had to pay for the survey , the society will not allow me to have a copy of the report .
6 Despite the fact that I feel strongly about this issue , I remain open-minded and by seeing as much as is attainable my ideas will develop and so determine the kind of practitioner I hope to be .
7 All this trouble they are giving us despite the fact that I have a UK passport .
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