Example sentences of "fact [that] he [be] [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Erm I , I wo n't go into them because you know basically erm I think the three main ones reflect the fact that he 's saying the peasants are rising up and they 're not only changing their political views erm but are obviously changing their cultural values as well according to , to , according to what he suggests . |
| 2 | Cherish the fact that he is wearing a cap ; the days of the anonymous helmet were drawing near . |
| 3 | On the other hand a diary entry such as ‘ ring X ’ is effective and if the entry is some way in the future it may be necessary to amplify with a trigger of the form ‘ ring X re Y ’ and to have easily accessible some factual data such as the X telephone number and some data re Y. In a different context a car driver will develop a strategy to ensure that he does not run out of petrol , he may rely on a light which appears when the tank is nearly empty or he may calculate from his expected travelling that he need not concern himself about the issue until at least the next weekend , or he may programme himself to react to the fact that he is approaching a particular garage . |
| 4 | I appreciate the hon. Gentleman 's views ; I also appreciate the fact that he is presenting a proposal to the House of Commons . |
| 5 | The defendant accepted as a fact that he was holding the revolver when the fatal shot was discharged , but the case for the defence was that the revolver went off accidentally in the course of a struggle during which the defendant forcibly placed Paulette in the driver 's seat . |
| 6 | Apart from the fact that he was wearing a suit of thick brown tweed on what was a warm day in early summer , the man walking along an elegant street in Kensington was unremarkable . |
| 7 | She had forgotten that he was off duty until her vision cleared sufficiently for her to take in the fact that he was wearing a dark suit , the jacket unfastened to reveal a white shirt . |
| 8 | ‘ That 's enough of that , ’ Ross told them firmly as he threw aside the sheets , revealing the fact that he was wearing a pair of boxer shorts . |
| 9 | Ben had been made a Companion of Honour in the Coronation Honours List and the very fact that he was writing an opera for the Coronation created jealousy in some quarters . |
| 10 | His greatest moment came in July 1977 when he was sacked from the manager 's post at Manchester United after disclosing the fact that he was having an affair with Mary Brown , wife of the club 's physiotherapist , Laurie Brown . |
| 11 | Grumbling under his breath at the lateness of the hour , and the fact that he was missing an important baseball game on TV , the super — who appeared to be of Polish extraction — nevertheless insisted on taking them up in an antiquated , dangerously shaky lift . |