Example sentences of "be [art] fact that i [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Extra delights here must surely be the fact that I have put on a stone since its initial purchase giving that well-fed blimpo look . |
| 2 | ‘ I suppose it could be the fact that I backed Double Dutch at 10-1 as a saver simply because I think she 's good value and certainly not because there 's anything wrong with my horse , ’ Ramsden said . |
| 3 | My only rather weighty problem is the fact that I speak very little French though I am learning , both at French lessons and at my Medau classes . |
| 4 | What makes me more dangerous to them than anybody else is the fact that I lead a somewhat serene and religious lifestyle . |
| 5 | What is self-authenticating is the fact that I have had an experience . |
| 6 | Perhaps I 've ‘ grown ’ — more likely it is the fact that I have a wealth of female experience that other women are writing about , like myself ( unrecognised at present … ) so I have no need to be ‘ ashamed ’ any longer . |
| 7 | She said I 'll give you some petrol money , I said I 'm not bothered about petrol money , I said it 's the fact that I 've got ta come round to pick you up , I said I 'm not a taxi ! |
| 8 | I turned to Jamie and then the girl , cleared my throat and said quite clearly : ‘ I did n't know if you two ever shared or , indeed , still do share , for that matter , for all that I know , at least mutually between yourselves but at any rate not including me — the misconception I once perchanced to place upon the words contained upon yonder sign , but it is a fact that I thought the ‘ union ’ referred to in said nomenclature delineated an association of working people , and it did seem to me at the time to be quite a socialist thing for the town fathers to call a street ; it struck me that all was not yet lost as regards the prospects for a possible peace or at the very least a cease-fire in the class war if such acknowledgements of the worth of trade unions could find their way on to such a venerable and important thoroughfare 's sign , but I must admit I was disabused of this sadly over-optimistic notion when my father-God rest his sense of humour-informed me that it was the then recently confirmed union of the English and Scottish parliaments the local worthies-in common with hundreds of other town councils throughout what had until that point been an independent realm — were celebrating with such solemnity and permanence , doubtless with a view to the opportunities for profit which this early form of takeover bid offered . ’ |
| 9 | I would say the thing that kept me sane during that period was the fact that I had a part time job , and erm we were able to pay for some home help . |
| 10 | One of the biggest challenges was the fact that I had to work quite direct , once the colour was put on it was incredibly difficult to lift off completely and so I could afford to make very few mistakes . |
| 11 | The essential difference between Sam and me was the fact that I took life seriously . |
| 12 | But , can I say this that what mattered most to me was the fact that I have been in conversation with so many people and to be able to allow that conversation to affect my faith and a faith that I have to proclaim day by day and Sunday by Sunday from the pulpits of my church . |