Example sentences of "the fact [conj] it [verb] n't " in BNC.
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1 | Our only means of escape is alcohol , and I keep off that pretty much ; but I ca n't say I blame chaps for getting drunk ( apart from the fact that it does n't do you any good ) , for few of them take any interest in books . |
2 | The fact that it does n't cause you immense emotional pain does n't mean you 're not committed to it . |
3 | Ignoring the fact that it does n't seem to have much harm to British Telecommunications Plc or to the UK , France 's Minister for Posts & Telecommunications , Emile Zuccarelli , says that privatising France Telecom would hurt the company , its users and the entire nation : he particularly worries about service in sparsely-populated areas , a problem that appears to have been satisfactorily solved by regulation in the UK market ; privatisation of France Telecom is anyway not on the agenda of Valery Giscard d'Estaing . |
4 | Certainly , in her classroom , sex was the topic on which she knew their vocabulary to be widest , in spite of the fact that it did n't receive the level of attention she insisted they devote to the subjects on the curriculum . |
5 | Because my hair is dry I could really see and feel the difference and the fact that it did n't leave a coating or residue on my hair was great for me . ’ |
6 | She actually did n't spot the fact that it did n't have the addresses on the er |
7 | Probably the saddest aspect of the crowd invasion at last weekend 's FA Cup quarter-final between Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur was the fact that it did n't come as much of a surprise . |