Example sentences of "the fact [is] [conj] he " in BNC.

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1 The fact is that he has been saved from a disaster primarily caused by his ill-judged decision , based on terrible advice , to join the mechanism .
2 The fact is that he blew up badly . ’
3 Look at Carlos Lopes — I would n't compare myself with Lopes , but the fact is that he ran his fastest 10K while he was training for a marathon [ Lopes ran the then second fastest ever 10,000m , with 17:17.48 in July 1984 , just one month before winning the Olympic marathon in a record 2:09.21 ] .
4 The fact is that he had much to do with the development of that car , that he worked hard , drove cleanly and finished steadily : those are the marks of a real champion rather than a flash in the pan .
5 The fact is that he went to a race meeting at Silverstone in 1965 and decided right then and there that what he wanted most was to be a racing driver .
6 Even if such statistics belie the myth of an enormously popular president , the fact is that he and his staff managed to convince sufficient members of congress that he and his programme enjoyed overwhelming public support .
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