Example sentences of "the fact [pers pn] have [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The extent of their embarrassment over their bonding was illustrated by the fact they 'd held it so privately . |
| 2 | On the other hand , creditors who have secured judgment summonses against debtors show by the fact they have done this that they are relatively familiar with court processes . |
| 3 | The seasoned rockers and cabaret bores at the local pub would appreciate the fact they have travelled up and down the country , playing every decrepit club and hovel on the way . |
| 4 | Branch manager attributes their success to their vast experience and the fact they have worked together for such a long time . |
| 5 | And that 's despite the fact they have attracted the best short circuit entry of the year . |
| 6 | Bill added : ‘ The fact they have brought in head teachers makes it even more worthwhile . ’ |
| 7 | One of the major problems we 've got is that erm the w I did some figures yesterday that , that tended to suggest that in fact our productivity performance overall is about two point seven at the moment even without having had in and without having units in and so on , so we have increased our productivity , marginally , despite the fact we 've got temps in and we 've got those new business people . |
| 8 | But despite the fact we 've had that law for so long you 'll find that not many people know about it . |
| 9 | ‘ I must stress the fact we have visited the homes and brought in 135 juveniles in connection with this inquiry since last Friday . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ There will be no trading loss this year despite the fact we have bought new players . ’ |
| 11 | The fact we have got a good track record and have been serving the pharmaceuticals and fine chemicals industries for some time means we can get work but we have to cut our margins . |
| 12 | The fact he had lived in Florida helped with the California-based couple 's adoption plans because state law demanded prospective parents must have resided in Florida for at least six months . |
| 13 | This was despite the fact he had confessed , was found with a knife and several dollars all stained in the victim 's blood . |
| 14 | ‘ We did not pick up the fact he had died . |
| 15 | Whether this is due to the cheroot or the fact he has done his fatherly duty I do n't know , but we must look a lovely couple . |
| 16 | The fact he 's brought a magnifying glass in . |
| 17 | Thanks largely to the fact it has raised revenue from abroad — Rangers have enjoyed similar benefits from their involvement in the European Champions League and last week took in £1.5 million from the Brugge game — the SFA made a profit of £5.5 million in the last financial year . |
| 18 | Yeah but the fact it 's come out is that they 've been honest . |
| 19 | But I think you do need to plan a bit , you know in spite of the fact you 've got the degree to do , if , if you can spend time going to see these people . |
| 20 | But the only thing awkward I suppose about that is the fact you 've got to erm carry it around . |
| 21 | But the only thing awkward I suppose about that is the fact you 've got to erm , carry it around . |
| 22 | However , unlike with the front kick , the fact you have leaned back means that your centre of gravity is not thrust so far forwards , and you can at least land comparatively lightly . |
| 23 | It was impossible to evaluate my effectiveness as a role model , facilitator and practical teacher in terms of the time involved , but I was reassured by the fact I had spent 10 per cent of my time formally teaching students — although some nurses would rather spend this time at the bedside . |
| 24 | and he , he just goes around thumping , kicking and , and going berserk during drama and the teacher just looks on and says calm down and I mean in view of the fact I 've written to the school and complained about , but you 'd think they would be keeping an eye and he hates drama so much and it , he 's got drama tomorrow , if he has any trouble tomorrow morning I 'm not sending him tomorrow afternoon I 'm gon na start keeping him home and if they ask why I 'm gon na say because you ca n't control your classes and you wo n't want to now |
| 25 | The fact I have remembered its message after 12 years is a testimony to its effectiveness . |
| 26 | She was cracking those damn peppermints in her back teeth to disguise the fact she 'd called in at the Oyster Bar on her way up . ’ |
| 27 | Her surprise stemmed from the fact she had walked out on him two years earlier , sworn her friends to secrecy and moved hundreds of miles to make a new life for herself . |
| 28 | ( Copied from the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society , A.D. 1808 ) : Sir , According to your request , I send you an account of the facts I have ascertained , respecting a canal I discovered in the year 1803 in the medulla spinalis of the horse , bullock , sheep , hog and dog : and should it appear to you deserving of being laid before the Royal Society , I shall feel myself particularly obliged by having so great an honour conferred upon me . |
| 29 | Now the name was not a famous one , the cloth merchant having lived his life in the comparative obscurity common to most of us , and my patient had never before visited that part of the country — and yet the details he unearthed coincided perfectly with the facts he had given me during his regression . |
| 30 | Then she went on to elaborate with the facts she 'd learned from Leo . |