Example sentences of "the fact that [pers pn] have [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Perhaps he had also mentioned the fact that they had observed Dersingham , presumably not too many hours after the discovery of the car in the Broad , with trousers which were dripping wet ? |
| 2 | Nomura Securities , Nikko Securities , Daiwa Securities and Yamaichi Securities were accused by the national tax authorities of having attempted to conceal the fact that they had made compensation payments to certain large clients who had made losses after taking their investment advice . |
| 3 | Despite the fact that they had stopped their car , neither of the Shepherds seemed to care how she was , or whether she had done herself any harm sleep-walking up to the Monument . |
| 4 | Their entry into the Town Boys appeared to rest not only on the fact that they had gained reputations but also on their ability to maintain such reputations in the absence of the symbolic dress and tokens of status which had assisted them in the past . |
| 5 | Those who then sat the exam were instructed to put on their application forms that they had studied the course privately , so the fact that they had studied from but not paid for the Henley course would not be traced . |
| 6 | I felt that it was too easy for what were essentially white women 's publishers culling some short stories and poems from Blackwomen and then hailing the fact that they had published x-dozen Blackwomen writers . |
| 7 | True , we had shown that protein and RNA synthesis increased when chicks were exposed to the stimulus , but how could we be sure this was due to the fact that they had learned something about it ? |
| 8 | Even though they had occupied it separately , the fact that they had shared his bed created an intimacy that was impossible to ignore . |
| 9 | Lacking more substantive arguments for voting Labour , Gaitskell promised an extravagant ‘ electioneering'-type budget if returned to office , a ploy which the Tory leaders were able to ridicule despite the fact that they had started that particular game . |
| 10 | But the fact that they had supposed this at all suggests some appreciation of cattle-raiding 's implicit purpose . |
| 11 | The fact that they had brought these missiles with them showed their aggressive intentions . |
| 12 | She had n't told Julie about her hopes for a reconciliation with Ross — nor , of course , about the fact that they 'd made love to each other . |
| 13 | They 'd hesitated for almost a year before they 'd made the move , finally spurred along by the fact that they 'd grown sick of talking about it . |
| 14 | with the fact that they 've accepted it , possibly accepted , so we 're only with it . |
| 15 | Very confusing and the fact that they 've stuck that label on there does n't help very much either . |
| 16 | Now both the West Oxfordshire District Council and the Chipping Norton Parish Council erm voted overwhelmingly against this proposed scheme , and the fact that they 've put these recommendations to the County Council erm can I ask the three County Councillors present erm it means nothing at all from your point of view ? |
| 17 | It may seem ironic to onlookers that the very parents who have been complaining loud and long about the difficulty of sharing their home with impossible teenage children , should be lamenting the fact that they 've left , only a few months later . |
| 18 | I just cos when I see children like that and you know there 's nothing you can really do for them , you ca n't make up for the fact that they 've got a rotten home life and that 's top and bottom line that 's what it is ! |
| 19 | The fact that they 've chosen to have somebody representing them in objection to the new settlement proposal I think is as strong an indication as you can get that the local people do n't actually support the council on this point . |
| 20 | The fact that they have seen nothing is by no means an immediate death blow for all grand unified theories . |
| 21 | Coins can make three contributions to this study , all of which derive from the way that coin portraits are normally identified by the inscription that accompanies them and from the fact that they have survived in much greater numbers than have portraits in any other medium . |
| 22 | By using the word ‘ altruistic ’ biologists do not wish to imply that animals are actuated by a concern for others , as will be obvious from the fact that they have written of altruistic behaviour not only in social insects but also in plants and even in viruses . |
| 23 | He and his department have been reluctant to discuss ideas for energy conservation , claiming that sulphur emissions from power stations have declined since 1979 ( and ignoring the fact that they have risen since 1984 , a side effect of faster economic growth ) . |
| 24 | Then they secured a base at Bo'ness and are very proud of the fact that they have reconstructed the branch line by themselves without the aid of massive outside funding . |
| 25 | If a person does tell their GP , the fact that they have had the test will be noted on their medical records . |
| 26 | I think there 's I think there 's quite a few and I think this is what swayed it , the fact that they have had erm , I know of at least ten say ten , there 's one , two , three on the other side of the road which is good because Bob which is another one , so that 's four , there 's which is the other side of the shop , is five , there 's us , six , Jean seven , the eight , erm the guy the other side of the which is nine , there is Ginny over the and the erm old persons ' home , that 's ten that I know of for certain about , er and then I 've heard of other people were gon na be writing in , now whether they actually did or not I do n't know |
| 27 | What has been taken as kind of definition , which I 'll paraphrase I think for this purpose , is that it 's a condition that shows itself in children 's reading difficulty and erm that they are having this reading difficulty despite the fact that they have had reasonable , normal teaching , that their level of intelligence appears to be normal and that they come from an adequate social cultural background . |
| 28 | The influence of Kilkenny and Galway hurling is reflected in the fact that they have qualified for three finals , minor , U-21 and senior . |
| 29 | A note of the fact that they have started out equally separated from each other , are now marching in parallel straight lines , and we need to check later that they are still separated by equal distances and still going in the same direction . |
| 30 | if it was one on one , we would n't have anything to do , but it is the fact that they have got good technology , good materials and they are that much more than us , their troops are n't as well trained as ours |