Example sentences of "fact [that] [pron] had [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The fact that we had definite goals on each trek , such as reaching a summit by sunrise , made the whole thing feel like an expedition . |
| 2 | Management consultants , P A , were commissioned to review the options for Warren Spring 's future and it was evident from the technical synergies and the fact that we had appropriate accommodation at Culham/Harwell — coupled with our ‘ enthusiastic response ’ — that the merger with AEA was the best way forward for all concerned . |
| 3 | The fact that they had contentious articles written with a fearless pungency seems to have been due to his joint editorship of both . |
| 4 | His view that the accountants in the earlier case owed a duty of care was based on the fact that they had actual knowledge of the plaintiff 's intended and actual reliance on the accounts that they were to prepare . |
| 5 | However , there was no doubt that , despite Owen 's low salary as a lecturer in philosophy at Columbia University , and the fact that they had two small children to clothe and feed , her cousin and her husband were amazingly happy and contented together . |
| 6 | The Direktor felt , not for the first time , deeply resentful of the fact that they had any part in choosing the programme . |
| 7 | McCallen agreed that there is some pressure on him in view of the fact that he had five wins last year at the meeting but he added : ‘ If I only get two this time I 'll be happy . |
| 8 | The fact that he had little confidence in his horse did not help . |
| 9 | Their data showed that the larger the coalition , the greater was the fitness of each male within it despite the fact that he had more companions with whom he had to share paternity . |
| 10 | And there was no escaping the fact that he had more than his fair quota of attraction . |
| 11 | The district benefited from the fact that it had comparative information on performance from a large range of providers which enabled them to take a more detached view of the strengths and weaknesses of its own unit , even though it also increased the complexity of contracting . |
| 12 | She had not troubled to dress , despite , or perhaps because of , the fact that she had male visitors . |
| 13 | There was also the fact that she had fair hair only partly hidden under her straw boater , a most peculiar hat in these parts . |