Example sentences of "fact that [pers pn] [vb past] n't " in BNC.
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| 1 | When he had first examined me , my GP had suggested vitamins and we discussed the facts that I had n't smoked for years and that , on the whole , my food was n't too bad . |
| 2 | This is purely a reflection of the fact that we did n't clearly understand the cost of nuclear electricity ’ . |
| 3 | I think this was due to the fact that we did n't have 9-to-5 jobs and we were entertainers and could n't possibly manage the £7 a week rent . |
| 4 | The fact that we did n't sign one treaty [ on Biodiversity ] does not diminish … the US leadership role . |
| 5 | The fact that we did n't win when we were so close and then let it slip is very disappointing . ’ |
| 6 | Well , I think again we can just erm , er , again if we just think about the fact that we did n't write the questions |
| 7 | Oh yes , we definitely needed the three points today , you know , before the game we were looking to get three points erm to get one out of it we are disappointed , but as I say , the way we 've played second half , we 've just got to take a bit of heart from the fact that we did n't get beat . |
| 8 | And also I think because a lot of publicity erm was given to the actual arrest figures , and to the fact that they did n't come from the local area . |
| 9 | Yeah it 's also the fact that they did n't have a job or anything and they had the daytime to potter about , do you know what I mean ? |
| 10 | He puzzled over that , but he kept remembering the older man 's face , and the sadness in it , and the awful fact that he had n't retaliated in any way . |
| 11 | Sam was so relieved at the news that mother and child were well that the fact that he had n't won the wager was nothing to him , and when he first laid eyes on the baby all he could do was kneel down and weep for joy . |
| 12 | William seemed to be obsessed with the fact that he had n't . |
| 13 | The thought made her shudder , but the fact that he had n't referred to the ghastly possibility himself made her wonder if Isabelle had kept her pregnancy a secret from the de Rochefort clan . |
| 14 | Which made me think of Springsteen and the fact that he had n't been fed for nearly twenty-four hours . |
| 15 | She knew for a fact that he had n't used a condom , so that meant he could n't get her pregnant . |
| 16 | However , it did n't stop Charlie wanting to taste Coca-Cola , the latest drink from America , at a cost of a penny a bottle ; or to try the new safety razor from Gillette — despite the fact that he had n't even started shaving — at sixpence for the holder and twopence for six blades : he felt sure his father , who had only ever used a cut-throat , would consider the whole idea sissy . |
| 17 | I could tell he was keen from the fact that he did n't mention it again for a couple of years . |
| 18 | ‘ You do n't have to worry about that , ’ he gushed desperately , very conscious of the fact that he did n't have any ‘ things ’ . |
| 19 | It was n't Brian 's fault , he could n't really help the fact that he did n't fit in , that he looked , well … strange , or that he was at the back of the queue when the brains were handed out . |
| 20 | And , in addition to having to keep his clothes clean , his body was often too bruised and painful to play apart from the fact that he did n't know how to . |
| 21 | When I first met Alfred I did n't like him very much , because of his hair and his clothes and the fact that he did n't have a steady job , but now I 've got to know him he does n't seem too bad . |
| 22 | The two broken marriages and then the obvious fact that he did n't think much of her . |
| 23 | Was he trying to rub in the fact that he did n't think much of me ? |
| 24 | That was what stung most of all — the fact that he did n't even expect her to complete the one thing she loved doing in all the world , the one thing she was good at . |
| 25 | Of Tory Michael Fallon she said she did n't like the fact that he did n't vote for dog registration : ‘ I ca n't understand that . ’ |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | 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 . ’ |
| 28 | She actually did n't spot the fact that it did n't have the addresses on the er |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | He said I was just covering up for the fact that I had n't the faintest idea of what was wrong . ’ |