Example sentences of "the fact that [pers pn] [vb -s] " in BNC.
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| 31 | The fact that he does not explain anything about them probably means that they were known to his audience . |
| 32 | The fact that He does , very often , is a bonus . |
| 33 | On another level , on a completely different level the book is about Freud 's attempt in my erm in the second edition of I used the analogy of a detective story like Sherlock Holmes or something , or something er i i it , it 's an attempt by Freud to reconstruct specific historical events that may or may not have happened , using a kind of detective 's method because Freud picks up tiny little clues like Moses ' name , the fact that he does n't appear to be able to speak the language in the Bible , he always speaks through an interpreter , and in the Bible this , this is explained away by saying . |
| 34 | ‘ He might discuss some business matters with my father , for whom he has a tremendous respect , but apart from the fact that he does n't live at Parkwood any more he never boasts . ’ |
| 35 | Moore 's terminology is complicated by the fact that he allows the possibility of properties which are not natural , without being non-natural in the special sense in which value properties are . |
| 36 | ‘ The fact that he goes on and he thinks his ideas are the ideas . |
| 37 | His technical problem again arises basically from the fact that he calls Cruelty cruel . |
| 38 | His technical problem again arises basically from the fact that he calls Cruelty cruel . |
| 39 | Despite the occasional brush with the law ( ‘ obstructing the police ’ in Vienna ) , Mr Rossi seems to have led a laudatory ( for a man of his calling ) existence — save for the fact that he bears no little responsibility in influencing the progeny of working people to attire themselves in tent material . |
| 40 | And he was helped by the fact that he bears a slight resemblance to the blond singer in Abba , too . |
| 41 | Former owner David Stoddart , who also bred Party Politics , decided to sell the gelding — a move largely influenced by the fact that he retains a five-year-old half-brother , who is the last from the family . |
| 42 | At the end of the day , Neil has had to come to terms with the fact that he plays in a certain way … |
| 43 | In essence , therefore , a trustee or personal representative may deal , notwithstanding the fact that he possesses unpublished price sensitive information relating to the securities in which he deals , if he acts with propriety by first obtaining proper advice . |
| 44 | The fact that he gets it by being told it , as opposed to observing it for himself , is incidental . |
| 45 | Then there is the fact that he remains , even within the constraints of his later career as a commentator alongside Murray Walker on the Beeb , remarkably open and frank in his judgements , both of himself and of others . |
| 46 | The fact that he travels well is not the only thing in Top Class 's favour , as Brittain explains . |
| 47 | Even though the hon. Gentleman occasionally speaks with forked tongue — and , as we shall see later , his views are not shared by his Front-Bench colleague , the hon. Member for Fife , Central ( Mr. McLeish ) — I welcome the fact that he proclaims his support for the TECs . |
| 48 | Althusser 's historical interest derives from the fact that he represents the only orthodox Marxist theorist who has tried to get out of Hegel while remaining a Marxist — though for many Marxists he did sacrifice Marxism in the process , which only suggests how closely Marxism and Hegelianism are intertwined . |
| 49 | ‘ I 'm a different player , ’ he said , illustrated by the fact that he kicks goals with either foot . |
| 50 | She has n't exchanged two civil words with him since we left Kinsai , and the fact that he lets most of her insults pass over his head just makes matters worse . ’ |
| 51 | The contempt which Anderson seems to have for McKendrick in scene sixteen ( which , as we shall see later , is also suggested by the level of politeness he uses ) is strongly marked by the fact that he allocates no turns to him at all . |
| 52 | In this way Foucault could be said to be returning to Marx in removing the subject from the centre of history , were it not for the fact that he dispenses with the consolations of Marx 's historicism also . |
| 53 | Since the quadrupling of the defence budget in 1950–55 , the president 's main source of power has come from the fact that he sits at the head of a great ‘ national security state ’ — to adopt the phrase of Daniel Patrick Moynihan , a Democratic senator . |
| 54 | ‘ Is it the fact that he rambles on that bores you , or the fact that you do n't want to talk about what life 's about ? ’ |
| 55 | The fact that he rapes her on the night that Stella 's baby is born , on their bed , and in his wedding pyjamas makes Stanley seem even more bestial . |
| 56 | The fact that he uses both personal and impersonal descriptions of God supports this point . |
| 57 | Callinicos , defence of Marxism is erudite and compelling , and the fact that he runs out of steam over post-war art is of less moment than the fact that he takes the range of issues seriously enough to discuss them at all . |
| 58 | Rusty 's success is due to the fact that he serves the board . |
| 59 | Furthermore , the fact that he sees them as two distinct individuals does not necessarily mean that they exist as two distinct individuals when they are not perceived . |
| 60 | As is generally known , true Marxism lies in the fact that he examines models of production and their superstructure from the standpoint of their specific historical features ( model features ) . |