Example sentences of "fact that i [verb] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the light of the facts that I have set out , his conclusion that the Home Office decision is ’ ill-conceived ’ is a masterpiece of restrained understatement . |
| 2 | I suppose the fact that I 'd made it at the age of 14 was important because it meant I would go a long way in athletics . |
| 3 | You see , I 'd mentioned the fact that I 'd seen this chap several mornings hanging about in the Cove , so I decided not to take Miss Celia down there for a bit , even though we were having a real Indian summer that year . |
| 4 | Besides , despite the fact that I 'd got a good grade for my speech , I thought I 'd made a bit of a mess of it and was just relieved it was all over . |
| 5 | It was a gradual thing , assisted by the fact that I went training on Sunday mornings . |
| 6 | The very existence of the flood — the fact that I had invited it into my awareness — showed that I had emotional ‘ work ’ to do . |
| 7 | Benjamin , however , squeezed me by the wrist and I followed him , taking some consolation in the fact that I had hidden two knives , three spoons and a small silver plate used for sweetmeats inside my jerkin . |
| 8 | The fact that I had adopted an alternative approach via traditional Chinese medicine was brushed aside as irrelevant . |
| 9 | Having felt pain , I knew I was not dreaming , and I wondered if I had gone mad , though the fact that I had hallucinated , and had shown myself to have such a naive view of God , would be sufficient proof for some . |
| 10 | However , despite the fact that I had to pay for the survey , the society will not allow me to have a copy of the report . |
| 11 | I was not in the least keen , but when it became clear to me that my intervention would be frowned upon only slightly by my television clients , added to the fact that I had established good relations with George Elvin , the ACTT 's general secretary , it seemed to me that there might be some sense in intervening . |
| 12 | It was jealousy , I suppose ; the fact that I had spotted a chance they had not , although I could n't get over the suspicion that their reaction to me had something to do with how Liza had told the story . |
| 13 | The fact that I had failed to find any companions did n't help my cause very much . |
| 14 | My conviction on this count was based on the fact that I had researched this area very well and knew that there was nothing on record . |
| 15 | One of the biggest challenges was the fact that I had to work quite direct , once the colour was put on it was incredibly difficult to lift off completely and so I could afford to make very few mistakes . |
| 16 | My clever chat would avail me nothing in the face of the fact that I had chosen to ally myself with a woman who practically peed her pants at some salesman 's blue jokes . |
| 17 | ‘ The fact that I 've achieved relative success at this club does n't help me now , and I do n't think it should be taken into account either . |
| 18 | The fact that I 've seen no film for some time that is more sexually honest is actually beside the point . |
| 19 | ‘ Over the fact that I 've lost her , ’ Estabrook said . |
| 20 | ‘ She hates the fact that I 've lost nothing and she 's lost everything . ’ |
| 21 | I feel that we need now new blood on the committee , and coupled with the fact that I 've done one one more year than the constitution says I should , I 'm not standing for reelection as Chairman . |
| 22 | She said I 'll give you some petrol money , I said I 'm not bothered about petrol money , I said it 's the fact that I 've got ta come round to pick you up , I said I 'm not a taxi ! |
| 23 | besides the fact that I 've got a headache . |
| 24 | You 're probably quite prepared to stomach the fact that I 've slept with girls before you , you 'd think it odd if I had n't , but if you ca n't see that a baby makes a difference to how much other affairs matter , I ca n't explain it to you . " |
| 25 | ‘ And , while I appreciate your charitable intent in trying to comfort me for Lotta 's absence from my bed , I tell you once more that the time when I might have needed consolation for Lotta 's tricks has long since passed , and the fact that I 've chosen to live the life of a monk for the past six months is because until the past few days I have felt no desire to give in to the temptations paraded before me . ’ |
| 26 | He shrugged , then muttered , ‘ Only the fact that I 've known women to break their word . ’ |
| 27 | And you 'd also better take into account the fact that I want to get on with some work while I 'm here . |
| 28 | The fact that I tried to get away from you — presented you with an unaccustomed challenge ? ’ |
| 29 | I was n't sure whether she was referring to regional unemployment figures or the fact that I claimed to have actually worked for once . |
| 30 | It 's a Les Paul-type guitar and it 's great , apart from the fact that I seem to get terrible feedback , even at low volumes . |