Example sentences of "but [art] fact [is] [conj] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But the fact is that a Hunt victory was not on the Ferrari books if they had ceded — after a re-start which looked as though it favoured Hunt — they would have been lynched in Italy , where only a Ferrari is allowed to win . |
| 2 | Other fetishes — such as rubber , sweaty socks or amputations may seem outlandish but the fact is that a fetish may be practically anything . |
| 3 | But the fact is that the golf writers have , in the recent past , been thoroughly spoiled for choice . |
| 4 | But the fact is that the very lack of evidence seems to fan the flames of suspicion . |
| 5 | You might agree that it 's wasteful that it 's not the best way of channelling the resources but the fact is that the global amount available because of it is much greater than it was and that will be our baseline to start from if they decide to reorganise the money in a different way . |
| 6 | But the fact is that the government is looking for a huge expansion in student numbers nationally and we at Birmingham are keen to play our part , not least because we know that there are many more people who can benefit from a university education ( as you have done ) than are able to at present . |
| 7 | At the beginning of his speech the hon. Member for Dagenham said that no one disagrees with the Government 's wish to introduce simplicity into local government , but the fact is that the Labour party profoundly disagrees with that wish . |