Example sentences of "fact that she was [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She began to consider the fact that she was over twenty-one and felt anxious that she would never get a home of her own . |
| 2 | Everything would have combined to emphasize the fact that she was no longer part of the terrain her ancestors had occupied for so many generations . |
| 3 | After a moment , the door swung open and a woman stood staring with big eyes in a pale face , her apron unable to conceal the fact that she was heavily pregnant . |
| 4 | By the end of the second day she had it firmly fixed in her head that Alain was simply ignoring the fact that she was here , and as this was his house she could n't make her mind up whether this was discourteous or a great relief . |
| 5 | She had been so worried that she had not given one thought to the fact that she was here in her nightdress with Felipe standing looking down at her . |
| 6 | We both smiled , and I knew for a fact that she was n't Daine . |
| 7 | Resigned to the fact that she was n't going to get back to sleep , she pulled on her robe and went downstairs . |
| 8 | Noticing the way the young woman 's eyes had glazed over with undisguised longing , while he appeared faintly bored with the proceedings , Shannon had mentally given thanks for the fact that she was n't drawn to gorgeous , self-centred hunks like this one . |
| 9 | ‘ We wanted Carol Channing , ’ said Ernest Lehman , ‘ but the trouble was Carol did n't photograph too well ; it had nothing to do with the fact that she was n't as big a marquee name as Streisand . |
| 10 | She had been uneasy about the visit ; the cottage , as always , drew her , despite the fact that she was n't sure of Marshall . |
| 11 | This probably accounted for the fact that she was not on duty at the theatre as much as she should have been and was very moody when she was there . |
| 12 | At least , she thought , she had made clear to Stephen the fact that she was not happy living in his mother 's shadow . |
| 13 | That I correctly interpreted this is strongly suggested by the fact that she was not surprised by my answer which was to stop what I was doing , go out with her , and set about trying to free the cat . |
| 14 | That I correctly interpreted this is strongly suggested by the fact that she was not surprised by my answer — which was to stop what I was doing , go out with her , and set about trying to free the cat . |
| 15 | I think that the hon. Lady is complaining about the fact that she was not called . |
| 16 | And when she came to the last name only the fact that she was already frozen saved her from betraying herself . |
| 17 | Above the Company uniform her waves of lustrous brown hair were pinned back from her face but it did n't hide the fact that she was also some kind of tower . |
| 18 | She accepted the fact that she was probably ready for further responsibility but at that stage she had no idea what the responsibilities would be . |
| 19 | It was as if he 'd known — as if he 'd somehow been alerted to the fact that she was about to cave in , to spill the beans on their bogus relationship . |
| 20 | Only the fact that she was so happy at Pinehurst had persuaded them to leave her there so long . |
| 21 | Her accent reminded Paula of Louise — perhaps that was why she warmed to her in spite of the fact that she was so awe-inspiring . |
| 22 | She might be able to convince herself that the momentary flash of madness she 'd experienced , in thinking that she was falling in love with Luke Calder , was merely the result of stress , but it did n't change the fact that she was greatly attracted to him , and that was where the true danger lay . |
| 23 | She was thinking of the fact that she was far too aware of him for comfort as it was . |
| 24 | Robina is distracted by the fact that she was never allowed to watch horror movies when she was Brian 's age . |
| 25 | This was some compensation for the fact that she was almost certainly no better at the piano . |
| 26 | So it should happen that Mr Kirkley was at home when the guests arrived and was able to add to his surprise and not a little amazement when his daughter 's friend was delivered at his door by Raggie Aggie , for Aggie had long been a known character , she and her hand-cart , and now the pony-driven flat-cart ; and of course the fact that she was almost as broad as it was . |
| 27 | From an early age , Sara had sensed that she irritated him , by her presence , by the fact that she was there to remind him of his wife 's earlier marriage . |
| 28 | She was too busy coming to terms with the fact that she was back , she was home , after two years of freedom in London . |
| 29 | Yanto grudgingly admitted to himself that she was also different by the fact that she was still a virgin . |
| 30 | Then she leaned against it , realising that in spite of the fact that she was still wearing her ski jacket in the warm flat , she was shivering again . |