Example sentences of "the fact [conj] i [verb] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This was despite the fact that I had already visited the Algerian Embassy to no effect after writing thirteen times . |
| 2 | The fact that I had so little self-control seemed to be irritating him ever so slightly . |
| 3 | Spoiled by the fact that I had always been treated with respect because I was a veterinary surgeon , a member of an honourable profession . |
| 4 | The fact that I had never seen my aunt looking so elegant added to my impression that I was imagining this . |
| 5 | Perhaps the strange lack of concern in ‘ A ’ Squadron 's diary and reports , and the fact that I heard so little from the regiment subsequently , may reflect a suspicion ( or knowledge ) on their part . |
| 6 | I apologise for the fact that I heard only about 40 minutes of the Minister of Agriculture 's speech . |
| 7 | It 's a very natural and feminine reaction to resent the fact that I 've apparently put business ahead of your wants . ’ |
| 8 | Apart from the fact that I 've never known her dig up a weed or pick a single daffodil , she simply is n't cut out for that kind of work . ’ |
| 9 | But the fact that I 've never been to England before does n't make me a complete bumpkin . |
| 10 | Soon I 'll have enough money for a really powerful crossbow , and that I 'm certainly looking forward to ; it 'll help make up for the fact that I 've never been able to persuade my father to buy a rifle or a shotgun that I could use sometimes . |
| 11 | The woman was definitely shocked , and by the fact that I 've never bathed my child . |
| 12 | I think a lot of it was to do with the fact that I 'd never driven in the dark before . |
| 13 | That I am living in Britain in the first place has everything to do with the fact that I came here to start the magazine you are reading , a magazine for men . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | That came straight from my early conditioning , my relationship with my mother and the fact that I have always found it easier to give than receive . |
| 16 | My continuing admiration for his work is not diminished by the fact that I have never received it , nor did I really expect it . |
| 17 | Bainbridge has a lovely village green which was the setting for nothing more remarkable than the fact that I arrived there one day to walk over from Bainbridge to Cam Houses with Tony and Eddie , the landlord from my local pub , only to discover that I 'd left my walking boots back at home in Dentdale and had to do the entire walk in a pair of fur-lined cowboy boots , which earned me the nickname of Roy Rogers for the rest of the week . |
| 18 | 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 . |