Example sentences of "fact that she was [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Noticing the way the young woman 's eyes had glazed over with undisguised longing , while he appeared faintly bored with the proceedings , Shannon had mentally given thanks for the fact that she was n't drawn to gorgeous , self-centred hunks like this one . |
| 2 | Resigned to the fact that she was n't going to get back to sleep , she pulled on her robe and went downstairs . |
| 3 | I think that the hon. Lady is complaining about the fact that she was not called . |
| 4 | And when she came to the last name only the fact that she was already frozen saved her from betraying herself . |
| 5 | She might be able to convince herself that the momentary flash of madness she 'd experienced , in thinking that she was falling in love with Luke Calder , was merely the result of stress , but it did n't change the fact that she was greatly attracted to him , and that was where the true danger lay . |
| 6 | Robina is distracted by the fact that she was never allowed to watch horror movies when she was Brian 's age . |
| 7 | From an early age , Sara had sensed that she irritated him , by her presence , by the fact that she was there to remind him of his wife 's earlier marriage . |
| 8 | Then she leaned against it , realising that in spite of the fact that she was still wearing her ski jacket in the warm flat , she was shivering again . |