Example sentences of "fact [that] [pron] [vb past] be [verb] " in BNC.
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| 31 | However , the one thing that instantly distinguished PageMaker from the rest was the fact that it had been designed to work in the same way as a traditional paste-up table . |
| 32 | In the 1960s the Northern Ireland Labour Party ( NILP ) was on the verge of becoming a significant political force , despite the fact that it had been left to fend for itself in very difficult circumstances . |
| 33 | He was overlooking the fact that I had been living with Jean-Claude for more than three years . |
| 34 | Nor did she mention the fact that she 'd been sitting there for nearly three hours . |
| 35 | In Rourke v Barton [ 1982 ] CLY 793 the plaintiff 's general damages took into account the fact that she had been prevented from nursing her terminally ill husband . |
| 36 | It was good to know that all her veterinary training had come to her aid in spite of the fact that she had been working for two years with small animals only . |
| 37 | Magistrates at Bootle decided that the dog should be released from RSPCA kennels and returned to her owners in Lydiate , Merseyside , despite the fact that she had been found wandering outside her home without a muzzle . |
| 38 | Her tone betrayed the fact that she had been keyed up about it ever since the procedure had been done this morning at the obstetrician 's consulting-rooms , and Belinda hoped Faye had been keeping careful tabs on her blood-sugar level in case it was being affected by her mood . |
| 39 | ‘ Anyway , who owns this place ? ’ she went on , trying to cover up the fact that she had been thrown rather off balance by that last challenge . |
| 40 | The fact that she had been protecting Ana brought a flashing glance from Felipe but he did not soften at all . |