Example sentences of "by [art] fact that he [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His exhaustion as the result of his new regime , and the strange world in which he found himself , was compounded by the fact that he felt obliged to take on other responsibilities . |
| 2 | Malcolm 's lasting interest in the Orient was illustrated by the fact that he became president of the China Society and helped to found the Oriental Ceramic Society . |
| 3 | Ok , Time found hidden in a hard day , dry earth becomes a dance floor , audience of three fowl , the fourth along with a reaper turns it back , wooden shoes meant for mud , rug on dancing feet Erm the next one is the still life on , on with three puppies , while I was looking at Gaugin 's work I could n't help but notice he 's constantly struck by the fact that he use set of three symbols through out his work it seems , and very , very often three caricatures erm or lines of three or three objects and I found this very interesting , more point of view that something that I , I wanted to incorporate in my own work , but I wanted to find a line or a phrase to use in the same way , erm , all of my work starts as one or a series of visual images and , and I then turn them into characters , repeating a word or repeating a line would be a way of erm emphasising characterise erm and the puppies that are in this painting erm , they delighted my children so much , I do n't know if any of you know , do you know the painting of the three puppies |
| 4 | When he completed his circumnavigation of the world , his contemporaries were just as impressed by the fact that he achieved this feat without losing a single member of his crew to scurvy . |
| 5 | His mild reaction to the tearing up of the Treaty of Versailles was perhaps explicable by the fact that he saw such events as inevitable and because the Foreign Office was locked into a policy of appeasement . |
| 6 | Durkheim 's investigations into religion , with their historic results , were prompted by the fact that he saw religion as the major source of values and , despite increasing secularisation , religion still plays an influential role in society 's moral codes . |
| 7 | The contempt which Anderson seems to have for McKendrick in scene sixteen ( which , as we shall see later , is also suggested by the level of politeness he uses ) is strongly marked by the fact that he allocates no turns to him at all . |
| 8 | That he did not depart of his own free will is abundantly evidenced by the fact that he left behind all his belongings and expressed the intention of being back within the period of four hours . |
| 9 | ‘ I 'm a different player , ’ he said , illustrated by the fact that he kicks goals with either foot . |
| 10 | Former owner David Stoddart , who also bred Party Politics , decided to sell the gelding — a move largely influenced by the fact that he retains a five-year-old half-brother , who is the last from the family . |
| 11 | Pearce 's switch to British Aerospace was helped by the fact that he had been a non-executive director of the aerospace company for three years prior to the move . |
| 12 | Round in 67 , he was irritated only by the fact that he had left it too late to play a postal part in the election . |
| 13 | Things were n't helped by the fact that he had remembered , in the course of this not very elevated argument , that it was actually his turn . |
| 14 | I was so over-awed by the fact that he had sought out my company , that I was practically speechless . |
| 15 | The mistake was made even more stupid by the fact that he had known for some time the big tides were due . |
| 16 | The man 's global standing was summed up by the fact that he had the whole of Cardiff Arms Park standing for an ovation that tingled your spine . |
| 17 | These were intensified by the fact that he had been accused of believing that the world would continue to exist for eternity . |
| 18 | Above all , Dr McNab was discredited by the fact that he had " stuck needles " into Dr Dunstaple . |
| 19 | His problems in composing this lecture were no doubt compounded by the fact that he had had in the past expressed no great liking for Goethe 's poetry — " I ca n't stand his stuff , " he had once told Ronald Duncan — and in any case he now found public addresses a complete waste of time.Immediately on his return from Germany , he travelled to the United States for a visit of two months . |
| 20 | Maggie 's outrage at this callous remark was somewhat offset by the fact that he had rescued her , and in any case she was moving off to Ana who was sitting looking very shaky . |
| 21 | Would the member be covered by the fact that he had followed the exchange 's rules ? |
| 22 | Always with resignation and with grief but buffered by the knowledge that he would no longer be in pain and confusion , by the fact that he 'd had a long and lively life — that he would be at peace at last . |
| 23 | And he was helped by the fact that he bears a slight resemblance to the blond singer in Abba , too . |
| 24 | In contrast to some other material , my essay ‘ The Claims of Basic English ’ , to which I had referred in my letter of 18 July 1944 , had reached him ; and I was much cheered by the fact that he expressed unqualified approval for it . |
| 25 | Moore 's terminology is complicated by the fact that he allows the possibility of properties which are not natural , without being non-natural in the special sense in which value properties are . |
| 26 | It was a startling promise , stimulated perhaps by the fact that he did not have to reveal his name and live up to his words . |
| 27 | The remarkable achievements of Charlemagne are further emphasized by the fact that he did not have a standing or regular army at any time . |
| 28 | And knew , by the fact that he did not turn , that she had guessed right . |
| 29 | Anderson attempts a show of strength by using the IFID , " I demand " five times and " I insist " once , but his insecurity is indicated by the fact that he has to support his demands by asserting that he has the status permitting him to make these speech acts . |
| 30 | Whibley 's effectiveness can be measured by the fact that he retained his position on the Palace flank while assisting us from Southern League also-rans to 3rd Division champions , and to a dignified place in Division Two . |