Example sentences of "it 's true that " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's true that extracts such as Phoebe 's ‘ Think not that I love him … ’ from As You Like It ( Act 3 , Scene 5 ) or Viola 's ‘ 1 left no ring with her … ’ from Twelfth Night ( Act 2 , Scene 2 ) may be all too well known to a panel , but I can not agree with an adjudication policy that would ban these pieces from the audition . |
| 2 | ‘ Well , if it 's true that I 'm getting younger it 'll probably suit me in that case . ’ |
| 3 | While it 's true that nobody does any work in The Possessed except delivering babies , and true also that Stepan Verkhovensky flowers into a veritable presiding genius of sloth in the guise of footling bustle , nevertheless the reader 's heart is not with Mrs Stavrogin , Stepan 's patroness , when she hisses at him on his deathbed ‘ you futile , futile , ignoble , chickenhearted , always , always futile man ’ . |
| 4 | But while it 's true that Woolf 's disapproval of the film 's distinctive angles and extreme lighting contrasts does betray a degree of conservatism and , in his later campaign against The Man who Knew Too Much ( 1934 ) , he was clearly the enemy of anything even moderately original , Woolf was not a simple philistine . |
| 5 | And it 's true that , without ever resorting to circus gimmicks , Armani manages to make the world 's sexiest women — Michelle Pfeiffer and Julia Roberts head the list — even sexier . |
| 6 | It 's true that it seduces us with its pulse-quickening thrill , but it also serves as a privileged glimpse into the paranoia , loneliness and tunnel vision of the male survivalist . |
| 7 | It 's true that Atari is offering a card drive for desktop PCs , and battery-backed add-in memory cards , but these cost over £1 per kilobyte . |
| 8 | Or , from Viz 's phoney letters column , a reader from Dagenham writes : ‘ It 's true that money ca n't buy you happiness . |
| 9 | Even if it 's true that unrivalled new opportunities for AIDS study and drugs testing will result , is it morally OK to deliberately build disease into animals from birth ? |
| 10 | It 's true that I do n't fancy John any more . |
| 11 | You read in magazines that even top models are often unhappy with their looks , and it 's true that the pressures on us mean we are never allowed to feel all right about ourselves . |
| 12 | ‘ It 's true that my cv reads like that of a Conservative , ’ says Mr Smith , a former consultant opthalmic surgeon to the RAF . |
| 13 | It 's true that I did feel that way at the time . |
| 14 | I think it 's true that the Cabinet never really discussed economic policy before the October [ 1974 ] election ; indeed did n't , as I recall , discuss it until early 1975 . ’ |
| 15 | So it 's true that the cargo was poor . ’ |
| 16 | They come from all parts of the country , although it 's true that a function organised by one particular branch will tend to attract mainly members from that area . |
| 17 | Well , no , you can not breed Killifish as you would Zebra Danios or Angelfish and it 's true that some are best left to the specialist . |
| 18 | It 's true that guarantees are normally given by the manufacturer , but it 's also worth noting that he does n't have to give one . |
| 19 | R : It 's true that the British seem very lacking European solidarity , but you know our activity was n't just about altruism , far from it . |
| 20 | All right , it 's true that the marathon souvenir happens to be soreness and stiffness , but what else did you expect ? |
| 21 | It 's true that quality can still be a little uneven , and for consumers attuned to standardised , blemish-free produce , organic food is something of a cultural challenge . |
| 22 | It 's true that bulimics are prone to wild mood changes and acts of desperation ( just ask Prince Charles ) . |
| 23 | ‘ I suppose it 's true that I have n't really proved myself at Sunderland . |
| 24 | It 's true that no one 's actually out to shoot Normski . |
| 25 | ‘ It 's true that they never consulted me . |
| 26 | It 's true that at times the many ledges give some discontinuity to the routes , but they also provide good stances . |
| 27 | It 's true that this was not the only experience of ridicule that Ian faced in childhood . |
| 28 | It 's true that the show has to go on but if such behaviour caught on I 'd be bound to go on and say , ‘ Ladies and gentlemen , so-and-so is n't coming ’ because they not only want to appear on the show , they want to produce it as well ! ’ |
| 29 | It 's true that there are plenty of YDO 's , but without the help of teachers in the schools they could fighting a losing battle to take advantage of the favourite publicity emanating from the World Cup . |
| 30 | Jacques Fouroux maintained a sane approach when he wrote after the Paris quarter-final : ‘ It 's true that since the beginning of the World Cup the refereeing has played a significant role in the outcome of the game , but it would be chauvinistic to say the same about the way Mr. Bishop has refereed . |